to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
daimyo in the Warring States period
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...