(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
income; receipts; revenue
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
Emperor Go-Nara; Go-Nara Tenno (1496-1557 CE, reigning: 1526-1557 CE)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
double-edged; double-edged blade
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
cave; cavern; peak; summit
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
noted priest; celebrated priest
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to keep a watchful eye on