millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
doing nothing; folding one's arms
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
one or two; a few; small number
to jump up and down; to hop
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
war fan; commander's war fan
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
feudal retainer or warrior
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
pillars supporting heaven
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
wetting; love affair; lover
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to say; to be pleased to say
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
neck; head; dismissal; discharge