no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to become frayed; to become loose
muddy colored lipstick or rouge
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
strength needed to pull back a bow
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
here and there; everywhere
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine