information; experience; knowledge; observation
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
profundity; extensive (knowledge)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy; contaminant; different material
intention; personal opinion
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
ringleader; accomplished villain
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
group; bunch; crowd; group
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
and so; therefore; for that reason
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
posterity; future generations
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
foreign; abroad; overseas
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty
another family; another house
living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread