disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
upper part; upper region; region above
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
in the mountains; among the mountains
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
dangerous position; peril
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)