start; commencement; beginning; initiation
accession to the throne; enthronement
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
peace talks; peace negotiations
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
just a minute; small quantity
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be helpful; to be useful
imagination; supposition; guess
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
incident; affair; happening; event
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to feel; to sense; to experience
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
(your) daughter; young woman
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience