to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
life; living; I; me; student
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
death (of an emperor); demise
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
troubled times; turbulent times
military family; warrior class
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
establishment; foundation