to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
subordination; dependency
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
elementary level; beginner level
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
one's own property; possessions
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to resound; to make a stir
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
already; now; no longer; not any more
to take flight; to disappear
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
question; inquiry; enquiry
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
foreign enemy; outside invader
construction; establishment
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till