practice; practising; training; study
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
two persons; two people; pair; couple
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
on the sea; surface of the sea
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
samurai; warrior; military family
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
family tree; pedigree; genealogy