to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
east, west, south and north
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to accept; to receive; to agree
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in that way; like that; that way
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to have a talk; to tell a story
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing