great commander; famous commander
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
dark and desolate; forlorn
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
articulation; tuning (a musical instrument)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
determination; esprit de corps
prime minister; premier; chancellor
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
children's song; nursery song
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
each place; various places
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
old army general; veteran army general