gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
mountain road; mountain trail
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
Bun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Island; insula; island; islet
district; section; sector
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cave; cavern; den; grotto
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
tradition; legend; folklore
imagination; supposition; guess
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
together; at the same time; same; identical
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)