control; management; supervision
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; exercising authority; being dominant; settling in a coiled shape
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
settlement; solution; resolution
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
adds force or indicates command
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
final third of a two-hour period
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
innumerable; countless; numberless
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
useful thing; usable article
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that