iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
this (very thing); this precisely
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
life; living; I; me; student
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
chief vassal; senior statesman
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
presence; sitting with; being with
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
descendant; posterity; offspring
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
family-oriented; familial
solitude; loneliness; isolation
however; having said that; but
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass (of time); to elapse
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
broad; vast; boundless; wide
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
strong, immovable sense of morality; high moral character; chastity; virtue