to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
surname; family name; last name
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
brothers and sisters; siblings
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to gather; to collect; to assemble
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
pre-war days; before the war
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; Meiji period women's hairstyle; constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
skill; dexterity; master hand
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
good; goodness; right; virtue