to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
loyal retainer; loyal subject
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to be born; to come into this world
regret; repentance; remorse
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to change completely; to change suddenly
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
literally; to the letter; literal
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
celebration; auspicious occasion
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious