middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
each and all; every single one; everybody
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
thousand years; very long period; forever
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
(arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
enlightenment; great wisdom
abandoning; giving up; quitting
narrow escape from the jaws of death; there being barely a chance of escaping death
something; nothing (with neg. verb)