unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
tension; mental strain; nervousness
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to replace; to move; to change the position of
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
the first and second; a few
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era
Juei era (1182.5.27-1184.4.16)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to play a leading role; to play a central part
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
rise and fall; ups and downs
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
narration; description of things and facts
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing