angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
chapter one; first chapter
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong