provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
fixed date; appointed day
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire