(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to add (e.g. a postscript)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha)
to act as an intermediary
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dew under (dripping from) trees
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
dated; date; fixed; external
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to say no more; to sink into silence
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
Japan's best; number one in Japan
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable