pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
don't you think?; indicates question
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
on the occasion of; at the time of
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
at the last moment; this late in the game
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
helper; assistant; second
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to pick up; to find; to gather
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
another family; another house
opinion; intention; thought
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
separation; farewell; parting
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mockery; derision; ridicule
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize