way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
by your leave; with your permission
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
inspection; examination; survey
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
upper part; upper region; region above
on the occasion of; at the time of
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine