monk's self-chosen pseudonym
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
condition (sentiment) of the people
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
student; follower; students and pupils
soldier; tactician; strategist
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
extraordinary person; genius
difference; variation; difference
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
young person; inexperienced person; novice
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
edict; public announcement
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to take; to catch; to capture
prime minister (in ancient China)
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
going into battle; departure for the front
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
interior; inside; internal
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)