to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
casualties; injuries and deaths
commander; commanding officer; CO
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
sympathy; compassion; pity
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
government office; government agency; authorities
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
proposal; proposition; suggestion