to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
soldier; combatant; warrior
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
war; battle; match; game; competition
loss; defeat; counter for losses
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
counter for wheels and flowers
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
rising; ascending; climbing
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
ancient times; prehistoric times
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)