inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
collection of books; (personal) library
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
to get into trouble; to get busted
(historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
abuse; misuse; perversion
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
in general; generally; usually
to keep away; to keep at a distance
last ray of hope; only hope
trifling; little; few; slight
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
source of revenue; financial supporter
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet