to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be in danger of; to be liable to
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
system; institution; organization; organisation
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
leadership; initiative; spearhead
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
final; eventual; ultimate
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
tool; implement; means; furniture
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)