loyal retainer; loyal subject
older brother; elder brother
two classes; double; two sets
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
perpetual night; continuing all night
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
the home of one's parents
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
order; command; life; destiny; fate
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
peril; danger; hazard; distress
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
three kinds; three varieties
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
catalogue of books; catalog of books
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion