to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
orphan; person without friends
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
very young; little; childish; immature
letting (someone) die without helping
older sister; elder sister
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to hide; to conceal oneself
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
personal grudge; personal enmity
support; backing; aid; assistance
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
at a young age; while still young
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved