pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to provide; to arrange; to install
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
proposal; offer; request; application
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
history of Japan; Japanese history
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to move forward; to move on
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
distribution map; distribution diagram
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to spread; to be propagated
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
outside the country; abroad
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)