first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season; offering (to the gods)
I would like you to ...; I ask that you ...; please ...
to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
sending off the spirits of the dead
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)
trial manufacture (cultivation, etc.)
besides; moreover; in addition
since when; from when; how long
the first in history; only once in history
steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
hard fighting; close contest