Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
spreading Buddhist teachings
judge (of literary contests)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
worldly affairs; ways of the world
one by one; one at a time; in turn
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
residents of the capital; townsfolk
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
stepping back; drawing back
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
information; making a report (to a superior)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
perfect; complete; flawless