director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
work style; way of working
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
right (to do something); authority; power
each; (arch.) you (plural)
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
otherwise; if not; or else
appearance and disappearance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
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
nice; likeable; desirable
accumulation; accumulate; store
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
example; illustration; precedent
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit