to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to cease; to stop; to be over
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
big problem; major issue; big controversy
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
death; the late; the deceased
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
looking or acting as if one owned the place
scared; afraid; trembling with fear
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
they; those guys; those fellows
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
lamentation; grief; anguish; anxiety; illness; mourning
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
great mountain; large mountain
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
belly; stomach; inside of the abdomen; one's mind; one's heart; one's innermost thoughts
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)