rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
eagle (Accipitridae family)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; not joking; straight
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
living thing; organism; creature; biology