to appreciate; to be thankful
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
concealment; suppression; hiding
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
translation into Japanese
to translate; to interpret
(written) work; book; writings
making secret; not revealing; hiding (something)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Japanese person; Japanese people
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism