long military service; having experienced many battles
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
sanity; consciousness; soberness
practice; practising; training; study
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
castle tower; keep; donjon
imposing stance; daunting pose
level ground; horizon; field of view
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
old or veteran army general
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
mediocrity; ordinary ability
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing