fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to save; to leave over; to spare
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
time; hour; period; class
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
Wang Mang (45 BCE - 23 CE; Chinese emperor)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
scholarship; scientific attainments
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
government post and court rank
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
unexpectedly; surprisingly
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful