obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
various fiefdoms; various domains
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
be on your guard!; take care!
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime