solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
beginning of the world; creation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
to mix; to stir; to blend
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to state; to express; to mention
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love and hatred)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
title of honour; title of honor
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)