there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
second day of the month; two days
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to complain; to make a complaint
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
visiting a home or a shrine
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to ask; to enquire; to query
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
our country; our land; one's own country
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to take (be in) charge of
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in