while alive; during one's lifetime
fate; chance; relationship; tie
point in common; common feature
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
deep-seated grudge; hatred
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
thousand years; millennium; perpetuity; eternity
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
will not do; do not; does not
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
late autumn (fall); ninth month of the lunar calendar
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early on; earlier on; from early
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
Ootani Takejirō (1877.12.13-1969.12.29)
dramatization; dramatisation
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
theatre; theater; playhouse
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
consideration; taking into account
firm promise; definite promise
screening (a movie); showing
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
1000 ri; (a) long distance