visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
immediate follower (of the shogun)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
mediator; manager; caretaker
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
imperial decree; imperial edict
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
establishment; settlement
information; experience; knowledge; observation
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
haori (Japanese formal coat)
way to shoot; how to shoot
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
maritime; marine transportation