appearance; air; mien; getup
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
bending backward; strutting
strutting; sticking out the chest
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
small administrative unit (of a village)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
capable; able; talented; promising
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
this duty; this task; this job; I (as the person in charge of this task)
generation; lifetime; age
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow