mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
Abe no Nakamaro (ca 698 - ca 770)
visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
wandering; roaming; drifting
before the gate; in front of the gate
oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
great scholar; savant; polymath
military science; strategy; tactics
powerful family; powerful clan
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to stop (plug) one's ears
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
scoundrel; rascal; villain