time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
audience (with a person of high standing)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit