art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
decision; determination; resolution
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
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
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
already; now; no longer; not any more
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
evil thought; malicious motive
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that