let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
internal organ; viscera; gut
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pick up; to find; to gather
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
superstition; superstitious belief
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
modern man; modern person; modernist
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you