worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
history; pedigree; lineage
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
from ... to; between ... and; or
place of death; place to die
... and westward; west of
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
second marriage; remarriage
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
illustration (e.g. book); picture
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pride; boast; credit (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?