don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
difficult problem; challenge
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
private affairs; personal matter
outside of; not covered by
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
very young; little; childish; immature
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
rare; extraordinary; singular
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
very good luck; excellent fortune
to read (a person's) physiognomy
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
rule over the whole country
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)