kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
as many (people) as possible
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
mockery; derision; ridicule
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
revival; restoration; resuscitation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
one of these days; someday; one day
to take back; to recapture
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
strong nation; powerful country
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
secretary; councillor; councilor
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
heedless of danger; braving dangers