common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
single word; a few words; brief comment
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
memory; sense; experience
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
one day; (on) a certain day
despair; desperation; abandonment
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
now that; since; so long as; because
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
catch crop; intercropping
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
armor and helmet (armour)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar