flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
imperial court; royal court
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
inheritance; something given or received
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
essence; true nature; substance; reality
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
but; however; provided that
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to say; to be called; to do
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
many; numerous; various; large number of
to learn something through hearing
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
and (also); both ... and; as well as
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
other; another; over; more than; I; me
subordinate; dependent; vassal
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment