it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to view the past with nostalgia
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ancestor; forefather; foremother