to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
returning to military duty
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to differ; to vary; to disagree
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
(all of) you or them; various wise individuals; gentlemen
unlucky quarter (southwest)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
preparation; provision; guarding
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
power; authority; influence
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
praise; glorification; extolment