more than anything; above all else
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
Genpei Jōsuiki (48 volume version of Heike Monogatari written in the late Kamakura period)
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
Japanese film; Japanese painting
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
Kinugasa Teinosuke (1896.1.1-1982.2.26)
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
one's own property; possessions
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself