to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
because of; owing to; due to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
instead; but (on the other hand)
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
true state; actual condition; reality
before it happens; previously
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
small grain; small stature or ability
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
first base; first baseman; one fort
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
celebratory banquet; feast
upper reaches of a river; upstream
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
one large ...; a great ...
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to head home; to leave for home
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me