nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
technique; art; skill; move
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
memory; sense; experience
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
next term; next period; next version; next release
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
huh; I'll be damned; well!
how many people; a number of people
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way