to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
human relations; personal relationships
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
man of the hour; woman of the hour
literary woman; talented woman
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
imitation Japanese vellum
rough sketch; design; cartoon
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters
brave warrior; hero; brave man
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
hard struggle; strenuous effort
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
traffic cone; safety cone
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled