meeting; greeting; welcome
quickly; calmly; intently
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
vassals; retainers; followers
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
to order; to command; to appoint
balmy breeze; summer breeze
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
those (near the second person)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
while; even though; despite
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
heartbreak; grief; sorrow