head of family; originator
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
rebirth; new birth; nascent
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
person who is a cut above the rest
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
treatment as a guest; guest
to become decrepit; to become senile
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
whatever misfortune happens; (lit.) even if spears fall out of the sky
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
major earthquake; large earthquake
to push aside; to push one's way through