to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
example; illustration; precedent
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
Narayama Bushikō - The Ballad of Narayama (1954 novel by Fukazawa Shichirō, 1983 film by Imamura Shōhei)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
to tighten; to press hard
outline; summary; argument
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do