to take back; to recapture
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to take flight; to disappear
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to write down; to record; to register
here and there; in places
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
authenticity; credibility
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
not a little; not a few; considerable
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
this world; this life; world of the living
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)