antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
Wood Boar (12th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
way (of doing); manner; method; means
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
Saisetsu; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to rule; to govern; to administer
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
Ōban; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
mother goddess; earth goddess
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to shave off; to scrape off
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to suffer; to groan; to be worried