to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to assemble; to set up; to construct
Zen studies; Zen practice
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to intend; to be sure that
military affairs; military people
elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
international politics; world politics
academic study; academic research
not a little; not a few; considerable
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
retention; maintenance; preservation
obstinate; stubborn; narrow-minded
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform