to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
no matter how much time passes
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
spread; span; expanse; extent
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
spine; backbone; spinal column
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
don't you think?; indicates question
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be born; to come into the world
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
antiquity; the previous era
to die and be reborn as something else