traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
such; like that; in that way
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
near; close; beside; third person
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
beginning; outset; first; onset
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
that day; the very same day
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
perfect; complete; flawless
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet