imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
greeting; a fine thing to say
person of strong constitution unexpectedly falling ill; sickness of a stout man; (lit.) the devil getting sunstroke
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to listen again; to ask again
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
decline; fall; decay; withering
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
natural voice (without a microphone)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
characteristic way of speaking
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stagnation; hindrance; delay
bravery; courage; heroism
casting; cast-metal object
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
writing; composition; essay; sentence
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality