to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
enmity; antagonism; hostility
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to revere; to respect; to worship
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
home area; home town; local
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to