to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
question; inquiry; enquiry
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to play a central role; to take a leading part
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to begin talking; to open up
to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to attack; to assault; to assail
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
carnivore; carnivorous animal
threat; intimidation; menace
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
close; intimate; on good terms
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
battle formation; military formation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment