certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
shogunate marital union with the Imperial family
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
disapproval; disagreement
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
vassals; retainers; followers
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
survey; exploration; field investigation
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)