to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
land near a castle; castle town
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
such; this sort of; like this
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
beyond that point; after that
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
honor; honour; credit; prestige
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
decapitation; decapitated head
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)