to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
distinguished war service; merit of war
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to shout (in anger); to yell
establishing oneself in life; success in life
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one's share; one's portion
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
dry riverbed; river beach
to loiter around; to wander about
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
either way; in any case; one way or another
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
explosion; rupture; break off
contradiction; inconsistency
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
New Year's pine decorations
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
female private parts; female genitals
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover