very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
adoration; reverence; esteem
number one; first; best; most; game; round
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
how long; how far; how much
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
crudely made zori with straw fastenings
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition