to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
baton (of command); order; command; direction
exaltation; emotional uplift
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to open wide; to reveal hidden contents
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
ostensible (surface) reason
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
at a loss for words; stumped for words
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
concession; conciliation; compromise
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)