eternity; perpetuity; permanence
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
marriage where the couple live apart and occasionally visit each other
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
the n-th generation head of a family
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to come back; to bloom a second time
field; plain; prairie; moor
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment