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)
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)
to launch a surprise attack
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
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
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
Leo (constellation); the Lion
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to save; to leave over; to spare
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
bright red; crimson lotus flower
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)