trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
popular name; common name; given name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
not yet known; unknown; strange
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
society; the world; the times
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to care for someone; to look after someone
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
dissolute mind; hardened heart
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling