one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
natural span of life; 250 years old
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
charcoal; charred remains
wet nurse; nursing mother
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to come into being; to be born
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
long (time); protracted; prolonged
one's own child; one's own children
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
in case of; at that time; at this time
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
world; society; people; the public
to be talked about behind one's back
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to exert oneself; to make efforts
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
January; first month of the lunar calendar
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch