to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
story; tale; talk; discussion
information; making a report (to a superior)
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
being in one's hometown; being in one's domain (as opposed to being in Edo; of a daimyo or his retainers)
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
travelling for work; taking part in group work; (arch.) practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to daub; to brush; to touch up
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
paper money issued by a feudal domain
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
small businessman; petty trader
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon