to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
proposal; offer; request; application
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
confidence; trust; faith; credit
unless (you do something)
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
control; management (e.g. of a business)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that