to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to worsen (the situation); to exacerbate; to aggravate; to look with anger
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
abusive language; foul language
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
subordinate position; lower position
tone (of voice); manner of talking
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
through; by way of; after; via
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
inspection; examination; survey
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story