to have a long life; to live a long time
(your) daughter; young woman
one's person; around one's person
shameless; shameless person
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
stopping at; going no further than
creeper (creeping plant); trailer (trailing plant); climber (climbing plant); vine
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to lead; to direct; to take command
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
decapitated head of an enemy
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
cold weather in early spring
second month of the lunar calendar
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
dry field farming; dry field crop
salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)
warm spring weather; spring warmth
everyone at once; everyone together
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
balmy breeze; summer breeze
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
example; specimen; sample
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)