step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
a very short while ago; very early (e.g. in the morning)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
shrine enshrining several gods
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
condition; state (of health); appearance
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
the present year; at that time
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place