incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
falsehood; fabrication; dissimulation
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
benevolence; charity; love
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
one house; the same house
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
hostile party; enemy side
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to rank next to; to come after
having a gentle and sincere personality
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to win favour; to win favor
enticement; inducement; attraction
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
item; article; clause; section; point
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to encamp; to take up positions
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor