to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dogs and horses; one's humble self
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
depending on; dependent on
to run about trying to escape
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
energy; military strength
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
retainer; vassal; servant
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
employer's house; master's house
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
tub-sided samurai cuirass
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
strength needed to pull back a bow
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
in the same way as; just like
hundred points; perfect mark
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel