ingenuity; resourcefulness
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
that day; the very same day
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
match; game; bout; contest
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
on the occasion of; at the time of
to need; to call for; to require
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office