busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thousands; several thousand
several hundred; hundreds (of)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
deceased; late; dead; departed
music; gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to lean against; to set against
staff with plaited paper streamers
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
dead person; deceased person
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
spirit of a deceased person
to be worried; to be troubled
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
history of a nation; Japanese history
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication