to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
second (unit of time); arc second
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
needless to say; obviously; of course
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
time; hour; season; time of the year
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need