emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
with a momentary flash of light
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
no!; no no!; no, not at all
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
small number; few; minority
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
princess; daughter of a nobleman
setting off (on a trip); departure
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
something or other; somehow
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
whether or not; presence or absence
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
calm; composed; cool; quiet