humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
rest; break; recess; intermission
to soak into; to permeate
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
one lump; one body; one group
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
physical evidence; material evidence
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to try all possible means
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to underrate; to make light of
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances