to be surprised; to be astonished
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in comparison to; rather than
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to collect; to assemble; to gather
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to become clear; to be made public