should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
other; another; over; more than; I; me
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
society; public; community; social studies
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
loving to recite (e.g. a poem); reciting with great fondness
bottom current; undercurrent
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
dawning (of a new era); dawn
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
birth; creation; formation
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion