to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
suddenly; all of a sudden
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
suddenly; all of a sudden
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
haughty; holding one's head high
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
the n-th generation head of a family
precarious situation; precarious state
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
passing away; dying; death
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to fight to the bitter end
generation; the world; the age
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's own child; one's own children
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
after that; afterwards; thereafter