oath; vow; pledge; covenant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
manager of itinerant entertainers (Edo period)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
hostile party; enemy side
to try all possible means
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
elopement; running away with a lover
competing; competition; auction
order; command; life; destiny; fate
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
certainly; surely; definitely
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
ingenuity; resourcefulness
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
flying column; detached force
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right