(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pick up; to find; to gather
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
in succession; one by one
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
chance (of success); odds
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
selection; choice; option
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
in comparison to; rather than
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
belief; faith; conviction
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress