ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
snake; serpent; large snake
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
very great; enormous; serious
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
garrison; occupation forces
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
position; location; base; point; site
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
your body; your health; yourself; you
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
first meeting; first interview with
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to see through; to see the true nature of something