treatment as a guest; guest
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
(a person's) appearance; looks
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
history; pedigree; lineage
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
treatment; service; handling; management
in the future; another day; later
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
the last days; the final years; the last generation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period