to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at first; in the beginning; originally
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
this world; this life; world of the living
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
a little bit; a little while
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Buddhism's highest paradise
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago