to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
secretary; councillor; councilor
vice-minister; undersecretary
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
hachimaki tied in the back
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
the whole city; all the cities; every city
spread; span; expanse; extent
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to take part in a conference
guess; speculation; supposition
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
thicket; coppice; brushwood