even if not; even without
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bygones; the past; past event
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
fourth day of the month; four days
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
body; group; party; company; troupe
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
due form; official; formality
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
place where one works; construction site; working area
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
chapter one; first chapter
business; trade; operations; sales
two days later; day after next; next day but one
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to