limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to delight; to give pleasure
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
near; close; beside; third person
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to head home; to leave for home
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to arrive home; to return
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to smear with blood; to kill
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)