icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
symbolization; coding; encoding
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
conference; council; convention
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
town; city; municipal; urban
going through; going via; going by way of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
chief; main; principal; major
four corners; four ordinal directions
to encamp; to take up positions
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
not limited to; not just ...
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind