lieutenant general; vice-admiral
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
relative by marriage; affinity
trend; tendency; momentum
person of rank; person of status; ranked official
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
lyricism; description of one's feelings
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
piece; fragment; one (object)
before it happens; previously
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
floating body; floating structure
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to bring back; to restore
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
death from disease; death from illness
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity