to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
progress; being under way
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
container (e.g. shipping); skip
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
entreaty; supplication; petition
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
dry riverbed; river beach
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
late at night; at a late hour
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
solitude; loneliness; isolation
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour