earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
last days; the end; one's fate
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
everyday life; daily life
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
stealthy steps; soft steps
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
finely chiseled (features)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
suits for gentlemen; menswear