helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
advance; moving forward; progress
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
behind; in the rear; in back
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
detached; aloof; indifferent
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
small administrative unit (of a village)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one's course; one's path; one's road
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire