increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period
banquet or reception hall
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to tighten; to press hard
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
absence; disregard; indifference
to force one's way through
Tokugawa Yoshinao (1600-1650)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
to move forward; to move on
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup