even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
particularly; only; in the case of
emotional scars; mental trauma
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
duty; obligation; responsibility
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pile up; to accumulate
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
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
have a good day; take care; see you