to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
silence (not speaking); muteness
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
land owned by a Shinto shrine
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
instead; but (on the other hand)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to gain a victory; to win
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
shout of victory; cry of triumph
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
thousands; several thousand
outsider; someone outside of a group