as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
woman; female; feminine gender
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
universe; realm of thought; underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
this family; we; this house
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)