mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to be worried; to be troubled
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
personal feelings; self-interest
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
dangerous situation; perilous position; (lit.) pile of eggs
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
great cause; moral law; justice
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
itobin; 17th century male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)