reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
southern part; the south (of a region)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
meaning; significance; sense
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to attack; to assault; to assail
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
(exercising) the right to command