minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
organization; organisation; forming
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
raising morale; lifting of morale
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
prompt; immediate; in real time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
one's home country; one's homeland
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
even though; despite; when
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
number of persons; personnel
to be conspicuous; to stand out
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please