wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
troops; group members; team members
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
bet; wager; stake; gamble
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to become better; to improve
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to move forward; to move on
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
immediately; right away; on the spot
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
type of hakama worn in ancient times
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tail (animal); tail end; tip