preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
snake; serpent; large snake
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
castle tower; keep; donjon
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
commander; general; leader
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish