contradiction; inconsistency
waiving (a right); waiver; renunciation; abandonment; desertion
to rank next to; to come after
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
many; a lot; much; multitude
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
sowing; seeding; planting
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
same family (race, tribe)
imperial court; royal court
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
merits; distinguished services
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
behind; in the rear; in back
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity