extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be responsive; to show immediate results
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
heavy concentration; overconcentration
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(necessary) personnel; required person
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
decolorization; decolourization; decolorisation; decolourisation
each house; every house; many houses
chalk (mineral); white wall
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer