to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
wherein; therein; thereinto
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
candy; sweet; confectionary
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
again; once more; a second time
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to fight against; to oppose; to face