(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
speech; expression; wording; language
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
silent (esp. of the passing of the night); piercing (cold)
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
after tax income; net income
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
left-hand radical of a character
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
world; society; people; the public
double-edged; double-edged blade
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Yamaoka Tesshuu (1836.7.23-1888.7.19)
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot