cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to need; to call for; to require
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
older sister; elder sister
family; relatives; dependents; household
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
abstention; nonparticipation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
posterity; future generations
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to subsist; to keep on living
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy