to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
little brother; younger brother; my younger brother; I; me
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
along the way; along the road
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to clear up; to become cloudless
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
rule; reign; government; governing
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
Toyama (city, prefecture)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to turn against; to become an enemy
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far