advantage; benefit; profit; interest
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in this way; along these lines; similarly
large tengu; powerful tengu; big braggart; blowhard
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
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
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
proceeding to the capital
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to accept; to receive; to agree
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season