piece of meat; cut of meat
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
sea of blood; pool of blood
scene; spectacle; sight; view
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to search for; to seek for; to look for
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
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
court lady; lady-in-waiting
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
series of battles; successive battles
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
great laughter; burst of laughter
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)