to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
embodying; expressing concretely
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
the opposite direction; the other way
five (long cylindrical things)
six (long cylindrical things)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
threat; intimidation; menace
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
weak point; unskillfulness
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate