tenth day of the month; ten days
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to like; to love; to be fond of
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to keep away; to keep at a distance
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
under the orders of; by order (command)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to be talented; to be able
the other day; a few days ago
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
military expedition led in person by the emperor
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
unexpectedly; surprisingly
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...