to exert oneself; to make efforts
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
how long; how much; to what extent
compensation; indemnity; reparation
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
appropriateness; finality (philosophy); purposiveness
pertinent; appropriate; congruent; apt; fitting
if you do this; if this is the case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
cause and effect; causality
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
indescribable; inexpressible
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to grow up; to become an adult
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
hard to penetrate event or situation
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure