to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
(present) head of a family
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
commandant; commanding officer; general
duty; function; office; mission; task
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
to watch for an unguarded moment
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
head house (family); birthplace; originator
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving