secondary disease; complications
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
meeting; greeting; welcome
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
fifth day of the month; five days
decision; determination; resolution
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
already; now; no longer; not any more
decapitated head of an enemy
while alive; during one's lifetime
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
deserted village; poor village
number of households (houses)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to be overtaken by darkness
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
here and there; in places
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
salty sea breeze; salt wind
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)