stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
head of a sleeping person
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
-less; lacking; non-existing
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
for a change; for variety's sake
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
child born to one's current wife
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
Houjou Yoshitoki (1163-1224)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
unless one ...; if one does not ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature