gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
handsome young man; Adonis
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
aviator; flying ace; birdman
direct descent; direct line
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
subversion (of the state)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to take command; to give direction
steady advance; carrying all before one
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
distrust; unjust suspicion
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
possession; occupation; occupancy
guard; sentinel; garrison
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
birds and wild animals; wildlife
caricature; cartoon; comics
rebel; traitor; insurgent
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)