hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dispersal; scattering; discrete
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
biological younger brother
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
immediately; right away; on the spot
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
north entrance; north exit
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
old or veteran army general
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot