to mix; to stir; to blend
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
two-storied gate; tower gate
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
learning (a subject) for the first time; start of one's study
instruction; teaching; explanation; Zen priest's sermon
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
derailment; digression; deviation
ordinary minds; ordinary men
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
custom; habit; customary practice
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
introducing (a bill); presentation; departure on a journey
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis