second generation; second; junior
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
a little bit; a little while
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be the ruin of (a person)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
true meaning; underlying principle
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
war; fighting; fierce competition
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
back country; remote countryside
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring