to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
in that way; thus; so; so?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28); Jōan era
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to cut corners; to be shoddy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for