downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
urgent report; urgent message
armaments; military preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
depending on; dependent on
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
night watch; night guard; night shift
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
Yama, judge of the afterlife
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
red-horned demon; red ogre
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep secret; to conceal
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
ceremony; celebration; law code
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
desolate field; withered field
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one day; (on) a certain day
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to observe carefully; to make sure
stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker
death from disease; death from illness
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
a few years ago; some years back
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
foster father; adoptive father
true; real; genuine; proper; utter