Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
kitchen manager; chef; cook
examination; consideration; test; quiz
fusuma paper; paper pasted over a fusuma (similar to wallpaper)
leopard (horse coat pattern)
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
plum tree which blossoms in winter; early-flowering plum tree; early plum blossoms
leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
unhappy event (e.g. death); funeral
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
gods of the land; earthly deities
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
entering the metropolitan area
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
gathering edible wild plants
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through