ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to entrust; to leave to a person
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
job; work; duties; trade; skill
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)