eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
on countless occasions; many a time
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
here and there; in places
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to watch over; to watch attentively
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
Emperor Tenji (Tenchi); Tenji (Tenchi) Tenno (626-671 CE, reigning: 668-671 CE)
rule; reign; peaceful times
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
head; chief; boss; leader
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tradition; legend; folklore
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
property; fortune; assets
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
confiscation of property (Edo period)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
unnatural or untimely (death)
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source