self-interest; selfish desire
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
solemn; grave; impressive
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
Western Liao (Central Asian Khitan empire, 1132-1211 CE)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
interview (e.g. for a job)