emotional strength; force of will
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
how; in what way; by what means
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
library (usu. single-room); small library
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to rock; to shake; to swing
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to look forward to something
common use; communal use; sharing
to look away; to avert one's eyes
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
two times; twice; two degrees
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass