to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
reconciliation; make peace with
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
rising; ascending; climbing
in the same way as; just like
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
three; three years of age
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
dark clouds; black clouds
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)