steamed confection (e.g. manjū, uirō, steamed yōkan); steamed cake
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
wearing one's hair in braids
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wherein; therein; thereinto
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(political) power; authority; influence
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to paint (draw) a picture
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship