distinguished or meritorious service
honour; honor; glory; renown
thought; thinking; opinion
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
nothing but; none other than
palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
standing to reason; natural
sickle and chain (weapon)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
host of soldiers; many soldiers
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
walking heavily; lumbering
way of working; discharge of duty
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to destroy; to break; to damage
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
quarrelsome; easy to anger
stark naked; nude; stripped of all belongings; penniless; naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing