to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
decapitation; decapitated head
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be injured; to sustain a wound
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
how; in what way; how about; questionable
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
absolutely; positively; decidedly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(within a) territory; domains
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
bureau director; office chief
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker