fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
one's home; one's humble abode
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
one difficulty; one danger
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
to nip (something) in the bud
88 years old; (arch.) rice
four-legged tray for festive food
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
just; fair; proper; reasonable
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
quarrel; dispute; argument
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
this occasion; at this time; now
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
this for sure; certainly is
to apologize; to apologise
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this