period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
tattling; telling on (someone)
to die; (lit.) to become earth
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
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 take a momentous decision
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
however; having said that; but
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
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 clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
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
a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart