notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
good performance; good work; great success
living thing; living creature; animal; life
bravery; heroism; gallantry
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
sanity; consciousness; soberness
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
phantom; vision; illusion
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to squash; to crush; to flatten
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others