to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
leaving a matter to chance
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
useful thing; usable article
self control; self restraint
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
in accordance with; according to
personal grudge; personal enmity
chance (of success); odds
calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
emphasizes direct object of action
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
mourning band; mourning ribbon
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
things at hand; personal belongings
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
direct connection; direct link
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition