to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
one's best interests; one's own good
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
leaving everything up to someone else
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
clear or definite judgement (judgment)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
coastal defense; coastal defence
very; much; greatly; a lot of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
national defence; national defense
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)