dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
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...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
family; relatives; dependents; household
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
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 go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as