to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
military personnel; soldier
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
medical care; medical treatment
system; institution; organization; organisation
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
Nagayo Sensai (1838.10.16-1902.9.8)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
Sano Tsunetami (1822-1902)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
of course; certainly; naturally
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear