already; now; no longer; not any more
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be hesitant; to feel timid
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
man; male; masculine gender
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
in the mountains; among the mountains
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
most difficult; next to impossible
inner citadel; core; center; centre
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
authority; power; influence
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
financial power; financial means; wealth
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to need; to call for; to require
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes