how long; how far; how much
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
the good fortune to have been born male
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
pair; the two; both persons; both things
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
dry riverbed; river beach
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
excursion; outing; picnic
big man; large man; tall man; giant
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to die by drowning; to drown
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
right (to do something); authority; power
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient