pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
lighter; barge; baggage boat
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
torturing to death; tormenting to death
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
(death from) starvation; starving to death
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to make a vow; to take an oath
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
one day; (on) a certain day
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
trouble; bother; annoyance
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private