to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
all but dead; half killed
scene; view; prospect; outlook
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
explanation; interpretation
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
husband and wife; married couple
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
(one acting as a) foster parent
death from disease; death from illness
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
personal attendant; valet; maid
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to die; (lit.) to become earth
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
(nature, etc.) observation diary
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
devil; evil spirit; genie
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings