to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
unnatural death; violent death
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
baton (of command); order; command; direction
commencing with; including
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
to be born; to come into the world
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
conviction; belief; confidence
irony of fate; twist of fate
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
carelessly; inattentively
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to sustain a serious wound
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
distant look; faraway look
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to be nearing death; to be dying
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
great man; hero; master mind
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation