hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
counter for books; volume
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
subscriber; reader; buyer
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
veil of darkness; curtain of night
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to refuse; to decline; to deny
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to hide; to keep to oneself
precocity; early ripening; premature development
fast-talking; rapid talking
Saitou Mokichi (1882-1953)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
young person; youth; young
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism