diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
to set aside one's interests
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
(another's respected) father
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
poor or lowly masterless samurai
wandering; jobless; unemployed
svāhā; well said; so be it
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
ronin; masterless samurai
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
lifelike; exact resemblance
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
hell on earth; living hell
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor