to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
firm; strong; solid; stable
name plate; name tag; label
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
rule; reign; peaceful times
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
ardent; passionate; vehement
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
made in Japan; Japanese-made
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
early (days); initial stage; initial
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to change one's point of view
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume