reality; actuality; hard fact
dry riverbed; river beach
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to talk; to chat; to chatter
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
invisibly; secretly; privately
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
like this; this sort; this way
as you see; as you can see
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
vassals; retainers; followers
ruler's orders; master's orders
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
war; battle; match; game; competition
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
dog-hunting event of Kamakura period
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
early (days); initial stage; initial
to be reminded of; to call to mind
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
-less; lacking; non-existing
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances