tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
rather; better; instead; if anything
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to govern; to manage; to subdue
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
technique; art; skill; move
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
again and again; repeatedly
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
imperial decree; imperial edict
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
ceremony; celebration; law code
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
life; living; I; me; student
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
young person; youth; young
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
the instruction of a teacher
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
children and grandchildren; descendants
that; the matter in question
boy; son; baby boy; young man
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph