than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to say; to be called; to do
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
strength; power; proficiency; ability
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
(present) head of a family
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
way of calling (something or someone)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position