standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
to be consistent; to be coherent
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
in the morning; during the morning
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
Mordred (in Arthurian legend)
Tristan and Iseult (ger: Tristan und Isolde)
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to understand; to make out
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
based on; on the basis of
automatic update; automatic renewal
early on; earlier on; from early
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
center; centre; metropolis
southeastern part; the southeast
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response