shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
this occasion; at this time; now
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
those confident in themselves
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor