lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be touching; to be moving
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
most part; greater part; majority
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to wave a flag; to show the way
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to put out; to extinguish
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
fighting to the death (with swords)
hard fight; difficult struggle
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
while alive; during one's lifetime
token (effort); something done for form's sake
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply