brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
attending (upon); keeping another company
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
physiography; physiographical features
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
second generation; second; junior
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
talking politics; discussion of a law case
tale featuring robbers; kabuki play featuring robbers
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
Honda Souichirō (1906.11.17-1991.8.5)
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
succession to another's professional name
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to praise; to extol; to applaud
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
(female) beauty; beautiful woman