soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
old age; old person; the old; the aged
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
complete change; about-face
bet; wager; stake; gamble
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
such ... as; or some such
for the first time in one's life
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
secret; initiation; diploma
on the occasion of; at the time of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
each clause; each article; each item
Siddham (characters); Siddham studies
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
svāhā; well said; so be it
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
counter for generations; epoch
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
(giving) instruction; initiation
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
basal fertilizer; basal dressing; manure given at the time of planting
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge