tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to establish; to formulate
necessary condition; requirement
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
fate; destiny; predestination
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to annotate; to comment on; to add explanatory notes; to write down
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
future years; in (one's) later years
otherwise; or else; if not
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
can do; may do; be capable of doing
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
this world; this life; world of the living
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
suffering; distress; hardship; trial