sunny spot; exposure to the sun
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
plain; plateau; tableland
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
a short while ago; already
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
to increase (all the more)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
vassals; retainers; followers
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
wicked thought; wicked mind
head of family; originator
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole