close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
way of the sword; swordsmanship
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
dropout; quitter; deserter
offensive (movement); aggression
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
(in) various settings; act to act; place to place
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
complication; confusion; disorder
pessimism; disappointment
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
crops; agricultural produce
letter; missive; note; mail
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
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 be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to bring; to take; to bring about
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate