to face; to go towards; to head towards
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
in the mountains; among the mountains
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
troubled times; turbulent times
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this world; this life; world of the living
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
once upon a time; a long time ago
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit