striking just before one's opponent makes a move
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
vocal sound; tone of voice
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sidelocks; hair at the temples
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
land near a castle; castle town
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
face; looks; vestiges; trace
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
age thirty; one's thirties
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
-less; lacking; non-existing
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to turn towards; to point
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law