to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
pose (in kabuki); posture
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
back and front; opposition in the heart
full retreat; general retreat
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
long military service; having experienced many battles
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
ingenuity; resourcefulness
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
Ashikaga Tadayoshi (1306-1352)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
interval between the waves; gap between waves
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase