if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
evident; plain; distinct; clear
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
assertion; declaration; affirmation
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
body; physique; build; stature
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
around the world; throughout the world
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)