strict observance of the Buddhist commandment that all priests should be celibate
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
in that way; like that; that way
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
espionage network; intelligence network
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
military strength; military personnel
one's (living) environment
founder; progenitor; emperor
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to become rustic; to become countrified
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
love story; romance; love affair
stingy; cheap; very frugal
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
author; writer; novelist; artist
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sympathy; empathy; response
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization