hunting ground; hunting contest
transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
returning to the service of one's master
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
traffic; coming and going; highway
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
crisis in a battle; death
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says