quitting while one is ahead
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
neglecting; leaving alone
to be nearing death; to be dying
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
wrong; different; not like that
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to give a broad grin; to smirk
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
weak child; frail child; gangly child
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to lie down; to throw oneself down
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)