oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
(your, his, her) daughter
history; pedigree; lineage
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
life or death; existence; destiny
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
that; the matter in question
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in the same way as; just like
to have a talk; to tell a story
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to have a rumor circulating
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
student (esp. a university student)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe