to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
of all things (days, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
high priest of a great shrine
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
old house; deserted house
older brother; elder brother
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to unfold; to unroll; to open
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
drama; play; powerful drug
by myself; in person; by oneself
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession