feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
slight; little; insignificant
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time