ground barley; cracked barley
Chinese wolfberry fruit (Lycium chinense); Chinese matrimony vine fruit
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform
stuffing; filling; packing; padding
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
impartiality; neutrality; independence
footboard; gangplank; scaffolding board
permanent national policy
unparalleled; unparallelled; unequaled; unequalled; unique
to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision
origin; fundamental element
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
with each person; with everyone
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
seamless; contiguous; unbroken; non-stop
to set a ladder up against
being out of office; lacking a title
mobilization order; mobilisation order
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king
seaweed salt; salt from burning seaweed
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
excessive flattery; adulation
per person; per capita; per head
a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
group of robbers; gang of robbers
supply line; line of communications
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle