bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact); three mysteries (Buddha's body, speech and mind)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
shramana (wandering monk)
seclusion from the world; monastic seclusion
spiritual awakening; resolution
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
ambitious undertaking; grand scheme
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
enlightenment; great wisdom
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
dusk; nightfall; twilight
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
leaving everything up to someone else
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
different opinion; objection
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot