to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
such; like that; that sort of; very
world; society; people; the public
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
until now; so far; up to the present
alone; by oneself; on one's own
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
importance; emphasis; stress
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hold fast; to protect to the end
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
armor and helmet (armour)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
one-by-one; separately; in detail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to live; to get along; to spend (time)