silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
national border; provincial border
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
the whole day; all the day
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to give an impression; to make an impression
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle; small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to attack; to assault; to assail
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
in name but not in reality
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)