circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
distinguished war service; merit of war
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
division into equal parts; equal parts
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
particularly; only; in the case of
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
impossible; unlikely; improbable