defense capability (defence)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
interested person; volunteer; supporter
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to cast; to mint; to coin
to melt (metal); to fuse; to smelt
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
rushing around; running wild
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
displaying books face-outwards
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
southern part; the south (of a region)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)