to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
open; public; official; overt
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
temple; monk's quarters; monk
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
this occasion; at this time; now
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
direct descent; direct line
abusive language; violent language; wild words
many; numerous; various; large number of