caller; visitor; company; guest
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
bright red; crimson lotus flower
one's native country; land of one's birth
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
great emperor; ... the Great
republican form of government; republicanism
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
24 hours; twenty-four hours
incessant working; working non-stop
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
society; company; the public; the world
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
borrowing without returning
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(a person's) appearance; looks
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
military family; warrior class
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period