(especially in negatives to form phrases of praise) human feat

to be superstitious

霊験: miracle

(parts of Kyūshū) in what way

(of feudal Japan) Clipping of 兵部省 (Hyōbushō, “Ministry of War”). / (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of War

fifty-fifty

(lexicography) a four-kanji set phrase

(Classical Japanese grammar) a verbal conjugation class consisting of four alternating bases: -a, -i, -u, and -e

a male given name

square in shape / serious, stiff, formal