great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to step over or across; to overcome
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
all (there is); as long as there is
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
a little bit; a little while
example; illustration; precedent
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
strict order; peremptory command
everything; anything; nothing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to destroy; to break; to damage
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock