to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
dice; die; baton (of command)
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
at the bedside where one dreams
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
sincerity; true heart; devotion
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to fly around; to scatter
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to bring back; to restore
young retainer; young samurai
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to be overcome with emotion
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to take charge during someone's absence
from now on; in the future; further
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in-law; relative by marriage
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
day after day; day by day
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
a long time ago; in those days