area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
clear writing; specification
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
sympathy; empathy; response
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
since when; from when; how long
way; method; means; resource; course
optimization; optimisation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
controlled society; regulated society
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to mark the end; to spell the end
prospects of victory; chances of success
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
exchange of blows; long rally
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something