fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
(historical) investigation
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
talk; story; conversation
imperial command; government order
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
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
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
keeping house; being confined to one's house
beauty spot; place with beautiful scenery; unexpected victory; victory by uncommon stratagem
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
existence; possession; having; limited company
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
longevity; prolongation of life
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
while; during (the time when)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
progress; advance; improvement; development
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal