prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
act of mercy; helping another person
just because; even if; even though
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
that is to say; so that means
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
leopard (Panthera pardus)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
ungen; method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense; used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
nature; property; disposition
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
country; territory; domain; realm
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
posterity; future life; life to come
to rank with; to rank among
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
custom; habit; customary practice
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless