nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
blur; blurred; indistinct
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
on the occasion of; at the time of
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
high steward; grand master
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
member of shogun's council of elders
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have