original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
expression; presentation; representation; notation
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
struggle for supremacy; championship game
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
offensive (movement); aggression
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
the military and civilians
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; edges (of a gem)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml