to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to be erected; to be built
single-storied house; single-storied building
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
having not the slightest idea
palatial residence; stately mansion
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be surprised; to be astonished
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may