complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
alone; by oneself; on one's own
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
just one person; only one
older sister; elder sister
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
state of the war; war situation
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
innumerable; countless; numberless
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively