tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
surname; family name; last name
to work hard; to work diligently
chief; main; principal; important
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
difference; variation; difference
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
consequence; outcome; result; blame
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP