three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
westward trip; trip to the West
unsigned; without a signature
god of death; death deity; Death
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
omniscience and omnipotence
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to launch a surprise attack
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
raging fire; conflagration
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual