to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
soldier; combatant; warrior
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
young person; youth; young
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
having an ancient and honorable origin
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
massing (of troops); gathering
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...