chance (of success); odds
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be needed; to be wanted
interference; meddling; butting in
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to say; to tell; to state; to do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in spite of; regardless of
audience (with a person of high standing)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
name; given name; first name
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh