selection; choice; picking out
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
peerage and order of merit
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
field mouse; meadow mouse
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
sternum; breastplate; plastron
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
civilian in military employ
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
nowadays; these days; at present
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
while surprised; suddenly
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
in one go; all at once; altogether; all in one piece
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back