to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
war; battle; match; game; competition
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
every evening; every night
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
weakening; emaciation; decline
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to come back; to bloom a second time
something like ...; something called ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
several years; a few years
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign