personality; style; appearance
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to take advantage of an opportunity
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
honour; honor; glory; privilege
stealthily; secretly; in secret
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
future years; in (one's) later years
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
the same rank; equality; apposition
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
this much; to this extent; to this degree
another (person); the other person; one more (person)