Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
being a good son and a loyal subject; possessing loyalty and filial piety
contract; compact; agreement
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to relax; to feel at home
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
the times; the world; society
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
something superior; beautiful woman
to serve; to work for; to attend
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
speech and behaviour (behavior)
black lustre; black luster
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
drop of water; polka dots
(uncultured) country samurai
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be murdered; to be aided by someone else; to be raised by someone else
anger (held in check); irritation; rage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish; to pass away
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to look down over; to look down on
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
recreation; diversion; relaxation
tedious complaints; continual moaning
to take (all of) into consideration
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
a (single) moment; an instant
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else