to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
tradition; legend; folklore
to establish; to formulate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sword play; samurai drama
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
long ago; a long time ago; already
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to be enchanted; to be charmed
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to surge; to well up; to gush out
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one by one; one after another; successively
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
essence; true nature; substance; reality
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to pierce through; to break through
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
-less; lacking; non-existing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
one's long-cherished desire
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
late in life; one's later years
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor