country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
course; route; path; process; means
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
master; teacher; stable master
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
suddenly; all of a sudden
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
just one person; only one
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
company; corporation; workplace
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony