being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
another dimension; different level; whole other level
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
unusual; serious; incomparable
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
covered in mud; mud-caked
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
instead; but (on the other hand)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
in person; personally; directly
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
high and low; rise and fall
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
founder; originator; pioneer
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
homecoming; return to one's home
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
death and injury; being killed or injured
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
Kume Masao (1891.11.23-1952.3.1)
Ōgai; Ōgai Mori (1862.2.17-1922.7.9; novelist, poet, translator and Army Surgeon general officer)