in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to forget completely; to leave behind
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
(Japanese) empress; queen
decision; determination; resolution
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
sobriety; soberness; sober face