to be entrusted with; to be asked to
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
after a long time; for the first time in a while
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
extermination; annihilation
emphasizes direct object of action
but; however; provided that
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
aggression; invasion; raid
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
in history; ever; historical
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
normal practice; proper practice
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
ober dictum; passing remark in a judgement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
right (to do something); authority; power
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
this land; our country; Imperial Court