change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
station; office; guardroom
standing; reserve; always having ready
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
training; drill; practice; discipline
horse training or breaking
secretary (government); director; chief
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
high steward; grand master
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
wings and feathers; assistance; aid; help
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
furlough; leave of absence
coming and going; commuting
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool