old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
father; dad; husband; you; he
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
number one; first; best; most; game; round
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
agreement; assent; Norway
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
from the viewpoint of; according to
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning