tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
work style; way of working
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
right (to do something); authority; power
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
each; (arch.) you (plural)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
bravery; courage; heroism
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
to lean on; to rest against
most difficult; next to impossible
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
otherwise; if not; or else
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
appearance and disappearance
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
putting into operation; invocation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear