advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(written) work; book; writings
successive generations; successive emperors
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
simply; merely; only; solely
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
activist; campaigner; crusader (e.g. for women's rights); athlete; sporty person
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
riding together; riding with
president (of a society); chairman
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK