to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to order; to command; to appoint
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
successively; one after another
military forces; hosts; troops
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
outside Kyoto or the capital
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
extremely; terrifically; super
party; set; gang; company; person
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common