to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
beginning; opening; start; outset
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
ancestor; forefather; foremother
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
calamity; misfortune; disaster
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
(social) class; rank; grade
at; in; at; when; by; with
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to live through; to survive
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice