vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
Chiba Shūsaku (founder of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū; 1794-1855)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rational; reasonable; logical
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ruler's orders; master's orders
to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
immediately; right away; on the spot
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
Nara Prefecture (Kinki area)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
thus; in this way; like this
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
(not) in any way; in no way
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
dictation; verbal statement
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice