bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to render assistance; to make an effort
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to be conspicuous; to stand out
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
jumping about; rampancy; domination
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to make merry; to be festive
land route; overland route; by land; overland
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
wandering; rambling; roaming
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
armed might; military power; the sword; force
carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)