to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
single word; a few words; brief comment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
(how) many times; (how) often
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
observation platform; lookout platform
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
world; society; people; the public
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
don't you think?; indicates question
to hide; to conceal oneself
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity