lively; active; (arch.) tinkling (of metal, jewels, etc.); (arch.) ringing brightly; (arch.) crying (of a Chinese phoenix)
switching over to; migration; transition
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
pieces; scraps; disconnected
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
because of; owing to; due to
about; concerning; as to; regarding
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
hard fight; difficult struggle
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)