to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
8000; eight thousand; many
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example