outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
assistant inspector (Edo period); junior metsuke
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
private secretary; amanuensis
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
hills and fields; hill and dale
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling; paper fan used in slapstick comedy
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
battle formation; battle array; lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup
(Edo-period) town magistrate
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
fact; truth; understanding; consideration
commencing with; including
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
entertainment; amusement; fun
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
(whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
hot and cold; summer and winter
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither