powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
false charge; slander; defamation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
(dharma-body of) Vairocana
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to employ the right person; to choose somebody with the right qualities
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
at a young age; while still young
art of war; strategy; tactics
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas