Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
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
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
feeling keenly; fully realizing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
royal capital; imperial capital
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
twice; again; second time
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to spend time (on doing something)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
internal conditions; true state of affairs
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
powerful person; influential person
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)