persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
document; official papers
a long time ago; long before now
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to be worried; to be troubled
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
re-examination; reinvestigation
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
fields (of rice and other crops)
water shortage; shortage of water supply
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
pointing out; identification
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
losing weight; slimming; lean person
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
dove; moderate; soft-liner