townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
remnants of a defeated army
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
extermination; annihilation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
surely (not); certainly (not)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
this family; we; this house
knowing; (an) acquaintance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after