echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
turning to the right; right turn
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
black hair; black-haired horse
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
every person; each one; everybody
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
great man; great god; hero; big man
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
death from disease; death from illness
poisoning; kill by poison
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
had better ...; had better not ...
to do together; to share; to participate in
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material