union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
criticism; critique; review; commentary
should not be; must not be
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
from ... to; between ... and; or
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sitting opposite each other
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
from where one sits; while sitting by
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)