in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
other than; excluding; without
combat power; fighting strength
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
imperial court; royal court
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
witnessing; observing; sighting
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
every year; yearly; annually
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
every martial art; all the martial arts
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan