check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
rear guard; reserve troops
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
terrain; geographical features; topography
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
the said family; the same family
any more; any further; any better; any longer
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission