mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
(on) horseback; riding a horse
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to be left blooming; to remain on the stem
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
Genpei Jōsuiki (48 volume version of Heike Monogatari written in the late Kamakura period)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead