to inherit; to succeed; to take over
people; men and women; each person; everybody
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
VIP; very important person
(not) so much; (not) that much
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
postponing until the next fine day in case of rain
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
desolate field; withered field
to run about; to rush about
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial