theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
that day; the very same day
beyond that point; after that
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
the whole world; south of the Big Dipper
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
fourth day of the month; four days
heir; inheritor; successor
due form; official; formality
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to leave this world; to die
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
wherein; therein; thereinto
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
face; looks; vestiges; trace
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to slide into; to slip into