quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(not) even once; (not) ever
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
strong opposition; vehement opposition
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to happen to meet; to come across
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
vassals; retainers; followers
thousands; several thousand
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
near; close; beside; third person
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
please (give me); please (do for me)
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to knock down; to knock off
great swordsman; master fencer