showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
convenient; handy; useful
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
root; source; origin; cause
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
clear; precise; definite; distinct
how long; how much; to what extent
to paint (draw) a picture
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
eighth day of the month; eight days
in the course of one's duties
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
progress; advance; improvement; development
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
had better ...; had better not ...
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing