strife; struggle; conflict; fight
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
private person; individual
purification; refining; simplification
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
successive generations; successive emperors
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
the same night; that night
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
wedded life; married life
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
deceased father; late father
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance