hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
both; both sides; both parties
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
night view; night skyline; nightscape
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
medicine; medical art; medical skills
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
the path that one should follow as a human being; the path of benevolence
that; the matter in question
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
older half-brother (by a different mother)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
obedience; submission; resignation
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
in search of; in order to look for
night watch; night guard; night shift
longevity; prolongation of life