to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
reigning; controlling; dictating
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to ascend (the throne); to accede
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
battlefield; battleground
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
don't you think?; indicates question
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude