restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
enlightenment; great wisdom
abandoning; giving up; quitting
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
to complete one's journey
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
had better ...; may as well ...
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)