(someone else's) parents; both parents
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
sincere; earnest; serious
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
3rd day of the month; three days
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
final; eventual; ultimate
temporary truce; ceasefire