in spite of; regardless of
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to enrich; to make wealthy
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
deep inside; innermost place
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one by one; one each; one at a time
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
please; somehow or other; one way or another
beyond that point; after that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)