to live through; to survive
news; word; tidings; omen
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
life; living; I; me; student
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
while; during (the time when)
birth; creation; formation
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
brothers and sisters; siblings
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
husband and wife; married couple
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
image; figure; figure; form; image
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
in the meanwhile; during the time
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)