constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
offense; offence; method of attack
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
characteristic; feature; special quality
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
like; similar to; same as
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
red blood cell; erythrocyte
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention