under the orders of; by order (command)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
nothing; nil; naught; nought
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to take back; to recapture
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
something small; something petty; trifle
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
evil spirit; demon; devil
exorcism; putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
deep-seated grudge; hatred
young person; youth; young
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
period of youth; while young
weakening; emaciation; decline
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to throw oneself (into an activity)
support; backing; aid; assistance
division; section; classification; sorting; division
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife