uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
personal history; background; career
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
one end; an end; part; fragment
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to open (one's eyes) wide
in case of; at that time; at this time
to know (someone); to think; to believe
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to have the privilege of doing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
daimyo in the Warring States period
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
objection; dissent; protest
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward