performance of one's official duties
contradiction; inconsistency
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
crown; diadem; bottle cap
unconditionally; as a rule
overpower; subdue; keep down
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
accumulating good deeds; doing good
to say; to be pleased to say
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
indispensable; essential; necessary
endurance; perseverance; patience
cooperation; collaboration
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
thrift; economy; frugality
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
relation; connection; relevance
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
true character; true heart; true spirit