shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
having gone too far to turn back
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to start a signal fire; to use a smoke signal; to initiate an action; to start a campaign
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
as long as one's strength lasts
to sit down; to take a seat
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
joints; points (of a speech)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless