admonition; warning; advising (against); reproof
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
very young; little; childish; immature
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
strange; rare; novel; curious
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
rare (or peculiar) animal
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
capable; able; talented; promising
appointment; assignment; promotion
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
true character; true heart; true spirit
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history