to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
information; making a report (to a superior)
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
one cause; one reason; one factor
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
state of the war; war situation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
in the end; on top of that
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to irritate; to exasperate
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
in detail; minutely; at great length; unceasing; continuous; unbroken
cannot be helped; unavoidable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to mix; to stir; to blend
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
treble range (in Japanese music); high note
to call out; to ask someone to come
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple