to see through; to see the true nature of something
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
that; the matter in question
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
until now; so far; up to the present
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
when it becomes; when it comes to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
several years; a few years
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
two times; twice; two degrees
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
plural; multiple; several
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement