nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
homecoming; return to one's home
stranger; visitor; outsider
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
many; much; plenty; hardly
unlike; unbecoming; unworthy of; out of keeping with
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to bury (in the ground); to cover (coals) with ash; to bank (a fire); to get (charcoal) going (in a hibachi)
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
great numbers; numerical superiority
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise