lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
to show; to bare (the teeth)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
false charge; false accusation
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
intelligence operative; spy
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
new acquaintance; newly-acquired territory; new ideas; advanced information
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
ritual matches held at a shrine
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly