to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to become misty; to become hazy
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
to cut; to slash; to slay all
killing and wounding; bloodshed
(how) many times; (how) often
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
calls and sounds made by insects
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
coexistence; living together
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
the last days; the final years; the last generation
very; greatly; exceedingly
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins