peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
person being waited for; person who waits
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
gentle; mild; meek; tender
hair style; way of dressing hair
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to jump up and down; to hop
splendid horse; promoted bishop
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
complete set; all; everything
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
fellow pupil (apprentice)
match; game; bout; contest
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
to change completely; to change suddenly
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
mountain road; mountain trail
slope; slanting surface; bevel
being dotted with; being scattered
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries