main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
dozens; scores of; decades
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
so-and-so; who?; which people?
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
white silk; prime; principle
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to give offense; to get on someone's nerves; to displease
obedience; submission; resignation
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
overpower; subdue; keep down
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
to stop talking; to be silent
one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
retiring to bed (esp. due to illness); bed
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
wind blowing down from mountains
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
mountain mist; mountain air
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering