stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
dozens; scores of; decades
power; might; authority; influence
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
command; control; commander
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
orders; instructions; directive; command
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to increase; to add to; to augment
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
first of all; in the first place
to claim victims; to cause casualties
preference; priority; precedence
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example