to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to make an appearance; to show up
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
solemn; grave; impressive
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dividing into four; quartering
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
small number; few; minority
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy