to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
demotion; relegation; downgrading
sense of loss; feeling of loss
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
chief; main; principal; major
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to kill; to choke the life out of
is something that; is that which
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to become better; to improve
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to move forward; to move on
great man; great god; hero; big man
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
depending on; dependent on