small military force; numerically inferior force
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
yearning; longing for; deep affection
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
descendant; posterity; offspring
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
boasting; bragging; talking big
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
(the many peaks of a) mountain range
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to cease; to stop; to be over
indolence; laziness; sloth
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
experienced; seasoned; veteran
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
hitting a ball; batting; stroke