to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
reason; facts; propriety; sense
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
elegant; refined; beautiful
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
one's place of appointment; one's post
to pass (of time); to elapse
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite