objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
step; stride; counter for steps
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
Emperor Kourei; Kourei Tenno
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be surprised; to be astonished
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
regret; repentance; remorse
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
blood relationship; blood relative
regarding highly; attaching importance to
equipment used in rituals
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
Cronus (Greek god); Kronos
perpetual youth and longevity
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
depravity; corruption; degradation
to look down on; to condescend
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like