to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
unfortunately; regrettably
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
speech; expression; wording; language
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
demon of ill health; disease
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
type of vessel; design of a ship
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
bedside; near one's pillow
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
trouble; quarrel; dispute
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
government housing for officials
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
direct control; direct supervision
senior advisor; chief advisor
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
extraordinary; special; unusual; immense
worry; mental agony; heartache
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off