Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
of course; certainly; naturally
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
confusion; mixing; merger
piece; fragment; one (object)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
good; goodness; right; virtue
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to wail; to cry loudly; to howl
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pass (of time); to elapse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
eruption; volcanic eruption