disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
war; fighting; fierce competition
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
at that time; in those days
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
belief; faith; conviction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surroundings; environs; circumference
curious; strange; unusual
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark