backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
literally; to the letter; literal
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to change completely; to change suddenly
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
regret; repentance; remorse
to be born; to come into this world
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
loyal retainer; loyal subject
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
troubled times; turbulent times
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed