battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
long ago; already; a long time ago
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
property; fortune; means; assets
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
reality; actuality; hard fact
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
this world; this life; world of the living
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
family; members of a family
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
rest; break; recess; intermission
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique