to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
several years; a few years
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
being very popular; being in great demand
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
constitutional government
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery