restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
curse; spell; malediction
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
society; the world; the times
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
watchful waiting; careful supervision
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
prayer (for something); supplication
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
territorial relationship; regional bond
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
river; stream; River; the ... river
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
big man; large man; tall man; giant
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship