but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to paint (draw) a picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
spring day; spring sunlight
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to name; to call; to christen; to term