periodic; regular; routine
going around; patrol; round; tour
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
returning to the service of one's master
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
military family; warrior class
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
having an ancient and honorable origin
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
standing tree; standing timber
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to employ; to hire; to charter
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
decline; fall; decay; withering
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
resolute; determined; bold
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
alone; unaided; away from home
as you see; as you can see
every place; various places
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts