salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to go out and away; to leave
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to work hard; to work diligently
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
tone (of voice); manner of talking
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
only; merely; but; no more than
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
source of revenue; financial supporter
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
neighbourhood; neighborhood