characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
in swarms; in great crowds
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
by any means, fair or foul
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
as you see; as you can see
straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.); local produce; souvenir; present
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to view the past with nostalgia
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to read the situation; to sense the mood
person of common sense; common sense man
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to play a central role; to take a leading part
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
a rival horse or candidate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
dominion; territory; possession
the people; citizens; the populace