useless; vain; aimless; idle
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
leaving (fleeing) the capital
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
young commander; young leader; young master
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nature; property; disposition
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
settlement; solution; resolution
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
however; having said that; but
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
family name; lineage; birth; clan
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage