to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
wet nurse; nursing mother
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
Burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
1000 ri; (a) long distance
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
gadding around; gallivanting; tour; wandering; walking aimlessly
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be too numerous; to be too much
how much; how many; however
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
military science; strategy; tactics