strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
standing firm; holding out
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to give the stamp of approval
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to take (be in) charge of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
such; like that; that sort of; very
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to be infected; to be contagious
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
war situation; progress of a battle