expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
way (of doing); manner; method; means
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in the same manner as before; the same as always
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
attractiveness; charm; amiability
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
casualties; the killed and wounded
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
sweeping victory; easy victory