acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to manage a state; to govern a country
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
(divine) providence; dispensation
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
solution; solution strategy
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
conference; council; convention
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
training school or institute
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
a mountain's guardian deity
cornerstone (foundation stone) ceremony
a few years ago; some years back
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
failure; stumbling; setback