to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
every evening; every night
to become decrepit; to become senile
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
successively; one after another
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
elevation; height above sea level
metre; meter; meter; gauge
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to mark the end; to spell the end
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
upper reaches of a river; upstream
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
second; number two; runner-up
opposite bank; farther shore
every person; each one; everybody
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in