messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
our country; our land; one's own country
secrecy; highly classified information
Liao (Manchurian dynasty; 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
plump; with a thud; heavily
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to kill; to beat to death
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
changing clothes; change of clothes
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to change (one's clothes)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; gun; pistol
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie