to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
representative; exemplary; model
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
gray or silver haired (grey)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
land near a castle; castle town
that matter; those matters
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
generation; lifetime; age
surname; family name; last name
fields (of rice and other crops)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
headband tied at the back
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal