Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
free markets and open guilds; relaxed market place policy in the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573-1598)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
change; alteration; modification
another; different; something else
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
former (incumbent); predecessor
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
else; in addition; besides
beyond that point; after that
period of time; time slot; time zone
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
evening sky; twilight sky
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes