gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the face of; in defiance of
stifled (laughter); simmering
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
preparation; provision; guarding
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
great person; eminent figure
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
(social) position; status
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
final; eventual; ultimate
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
right (to do something); authority; power
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
blood vessel; blood relationship
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued