principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
homosexuality; interest in same sex
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
reigning; controlling; dictating
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
drunkenness; intoxication
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
with a start; with a jump
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces