one's own child; one's own children
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
ruler and ruled; master and servant
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
imperial decree; imperial edict
to behave oneself; to be prudent; to exercise self-restraint; to abstain (from frivolity, drinking, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
Abe no Nakamaro (ca 698 - ca 770)
visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
wandering; roaming; drifting
before the gate; in front of the gate
oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
great scholar; savant; polymath
military science; strategy; tactics
powerful family; powerful clan
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to stop (plug) one's ears