the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
forced to use; forced into a position
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to fight to the bitter end
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
having lost face; in a bind
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to become calm; to die down
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
stairs; stairway; staircase
treasure chest; strongbox
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
bearing; heading; point of the compass