moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
voyage; passage; travelling
near; nearby; not far off
one's later years; final years (in life)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
expertise; experience; knowledge
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
last days; the end; one's fate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wherein; therein; thereinto
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
honor; honour; credit; prestige
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to become poor; to be poor
sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)