sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
to be worried; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
dry riverbed; river beach
to provide; to arrange; to install
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
Tokuma Shoten (publisher)
Tokuma Yasuyoshi (1921.10-)
while alive; during one's lifetime
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
image of (an ideal) person
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
Soga brothers (12C Soga monogatari and later plays, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
convenient thing; harmonious, well-made thing; things always work out
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression