somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
distant look; faraway look
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
poor physical health; bad shape
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
putting an entire family to death
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
one's possessions; ownership
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
obedience; submission; resignation
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
country; territory; domain; realm