to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
joint together; opposite; facing
building on the greater palace grounds used by the emperor for viewing horse racing, horseback archery, etc.; martial arts practice hall at Heian Shrine (est. in 1895 by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, now defunct)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
militarism; warlike spirit
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
boy; son; baby boy; young man
carp streamer; carp banner
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
battlefield; battleground
streamer; pennant; windsock
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful