today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
otherwise; or else; if not
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
for example; for instance; e.g.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
while; even though; despite
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
large quantity; large amount
Northern Alps (Japan); Hida Mountains
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
inlay; inlaying; damascening
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
carving; engraving; sculpture
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you