figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Houjou Sadatoki (1271-1311)
Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338.8.17)
man of the hour; woman of the hour
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
obedience; submission; resignation
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
southern part; the south (of a region)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
sudden change; sudden turn
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
homogenization; homogenisation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)