until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
selection; choice; option
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
rule; reign; peaceful times
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
descendant; posterity; offspring
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
to look down over; to look down on
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
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
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about