gaiters; leggings; puttees
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
troubled times; turbulent times
finish; completion; the end
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
accumulation; accumulate; store
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); to come to an end; to finish
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
congratulation; celebration
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest
government official; public servant; civil servant
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
chamberlain; castle keeper