inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to become pale; to turn pale
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
natural virtue; personal virtue
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to sprout; to put forth buds
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Christian daimyō; daimyō who converted to Christianity (in the 16th century)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian