to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sick person; patient; invalid
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
guard house in a samurai style house (Kamakura period)
gracious command or words
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
employer's house; master's house
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
origin; beginning; source
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
whistle (sound made with the lips)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
close friendship; inseparable relationship
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err