technique; art; skill; move
to watch over; to watch attentively
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
banknote; bill; note; paper money
one thin flat object; one sheet
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
that; he; she; that person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
righteousness; justice; right
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
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
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
reason; cause; circumstances
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)