bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
one's own property; possessions
director (of a film, play, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
street; quarter; district; area
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
that day; the very same day
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to wring the neck; to strangle
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
hostility; animosity; enmity
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
nobility; aristocracy; peerage