to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after that; afterwards; thereafter
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to smile (at); to grin (at)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that is to say; so that means
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
head of family; originator
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sentiment; sentimentality
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
-less; lacking; non-existing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)