Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
goodness; excellence; virtue
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
posthumous name; posthumous title
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
Emperor Buretsu; Buretsu Tenno
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
creation; nature; the Universe
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
each time it happens; at all such times
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
wife and children; (arch.) wife
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
vice; immorality; corruption
concord; harmony; concert
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
prudence; discretion; thought
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
man of virtue; humanitarian
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
authority; power; function
kind-hearted; benevolence
three primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence (valor)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity