to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
brilliant; bright; dazzling
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
god of war; (fig.) war hero
to have a rumor circulating
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to encamp; to take up a position
enemy castle; enemy fortress
drinking bout; merrymaking
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
eccentric; crank; oddball
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
biological child; one's own child
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
true state; actual condition; reality
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess