to stiffen; to become stiff
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to be able to manage somehow or another
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish