monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
stone (used for throwing)
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
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
to set aside one's interests
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
official notice; notification
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
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
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
I don't like it; I hate it
poor or lowly masterless samurai
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)