while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
patriarch; head of a family
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
embodying; expressing concretely
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
(right at the) side; just beside
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
besides; in addition; also; moreover
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
dated; date; fixed; external