to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
studies in usages and practices of the ancient court and military households
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to order; to command; to appoint
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
a dirty or underhanded trick
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
graceful young woman; sylph
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
very great; enormous; serious
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
military shoes; combat boots
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)