cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
and so; therefore; for that reason
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
low-ranking samurai; common samurai
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
biological child; one's own child
story; tale; talk; discussion
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
preliminary consultation; arrangements
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
personal affair; one's own affair
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on