creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to send or direct a person to
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
steady; sound; reliable; solid
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to seek a path; to find one's way
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
related to; in relation to
one's house; one's home; one's family
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with