suggestion; hint; implication
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
whispering; murmuring; subdued
ten (long cylindrical things)
three-digit number; hundreds column
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
the same rank; equality; apposition
to compete with; to vie for
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
one way or the other; either way
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to decide; to determine; to judge
persevering; very patient
diligent student; studious person
study group; study meeting
digression; many divergences
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to be at a loss for words
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away