to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
rest; break; recess; intermission
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
consideration; taking into account
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher