reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
to revere; to respect; to worship
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
protest; refutation; pleading
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
logic; reasoning; argument
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
modesty; humility; being humble
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to say; to tell; to state; to do
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
nothing but; none other than
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
resolute; determined; bold
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
survival; survivor; relic
long time; long interval; for quite some time
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)