losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
over-fond parent; doting parent
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
youthful; young; young-looking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
Toyokawa Etsushi (1962.3-)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
leaving everything up to someone else
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor