light; lamp; counter for electric lights
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
absentmindedly; in spite of oneself
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
lamentation; grief; anguish; anxiety; illness; mourning
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
traveler; traveller; stranger
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
superficial knowledge; half knowledge