fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
to keep to oneself; to bear in mind
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
to go to; to visit; to call on
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
first anniversary of a person's death
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
the other day; some time ago; recently
girl; young (unmarried) woman
that matter; those matters
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
quick-tempered; impatient
succession struggle; succession race
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
important point; strategic position; key point
beloved child; dear child
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
siblings; brothers and sisters
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
near; nearby; not far off
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
under the orders of; by order (command)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do