hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in the mountains; among the mountains
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
fourth day of the month; four days
Nakayama Tadamitsu (1845.5.18-1864.12.13)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
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.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition