zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
scenery; scene; landscape
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
deep inside; innermost place
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to encamp; to take up positions
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)