hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
order of chivalry; chivalric order
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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 taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
body; group; party; company; troupe
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
leader of a delegation (body, party)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
this (very thing); this precisely
three persons; three parties
political measures; policy
topic of discussion; agenda
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
utmost limits; extremity; limit