your letter; excellent composition
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
writing by oneself; one's own handwriting
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
constable; method of catching criminals
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
untouched; unrestrained; unscathed
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
at least; at most; (even) just