obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
dull sound; muffled sound
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)