occurrence; taking place; happening
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
leather-soled sandals (geta)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to stop walking; to pause
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
out of character; unlike one
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
private pupil; apprentice
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
last night; yesterday evening
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins