memory; sense; experience
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
first of all; first thing
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
our country; our land; one's own country
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
don't you think?; indicates question
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
everything; anything; nothing
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
story; tale; talk; discussion
the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
control; management (e.g. of a business)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be a matter of life or death
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top