military affairs; military work
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
rational; logical; coherent
pointing out; identification
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
such ... as; or some such
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
adds force or indicates command
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
gossip; corner of the mouth
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to give; to do (something) for
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
presence; sitting with; being with
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
secrecy; highly classified information
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study