dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
morals; ethics; moral training
mental; psychological; physical
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
sword skills; swordsmanship
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
establishment; settlement
three persons; three parties
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
peril; danger; hazard; distress
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
you could say; you might say; verging on the
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor