condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
without; unless; have to do
Kannin era (1017.4.23-1021.2.2)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
controversialist; polemic; disputant
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
belief; faith; conviction
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to practice virtue; to practise virtue
detached; aloof; indifferent
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
as stated; verbatim; literally
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
decapitation; decapitated head
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
companion; partner; spouse
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
steep (terrain); precipitous; precipice; steep place
one's course; one's path; one's road
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective