Vocabulary

brave and stalwart man

deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed

highly delighted; very pleased; deeply satisfied; brimming over with satisfaction

eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; for many generations to come

ruse; trick; deception tactics

man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor

primitive and barbarous; uncivilized and barbaric

arched eyebrows

turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office; committing a suspect to trial

status consciousness; perception of one's social status

false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position

appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status

(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)

right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)

regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone

useless and harmful

illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment

illiterate and ignorant

pure and innocent; immaculate

talentless and incompetent; incompetent and unaccomplished

transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent

do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation

everlastingness; eternity

colorless and transparent

being free from all distracting thoughts; keeping one's mind clear of all worldly thoughts; being free from all ideas and thoughts

staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)

unenlightened; in the darkest ignorance; not knowing from A to B

ignorance and illiteracy

winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting

one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it

being really disappointed; feeling utterly mortified; being deeply vexed

ineptitude and inaction; being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation

unselfish and impartial (disinterested)

unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable

immense and limitless

(both) the bright and dark sides

scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest

life of meditation; contemplative life

great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment

drunken (staggering, tottering) gait; wide-based gait