complete change; about-face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
step; stride; counter for steps
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
morally; from the moral point of view
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
situated deep in the mountains
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
urban areas; the streets; town; city
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
literally; to the letter; literal
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
while; during; while; although; all; both
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
now; the present time; the present era
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
war; fighting; fierce competition