same country; same province; the (said) country
(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
God bless me!; Good heavens!
major change; major transformation
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
unification of the whole country
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
should do; ought to do; must do
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
raging fire; conflagration
white stone; white (go pieces)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
historical play; period drama
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention