retirement; resignation; stepping down
beyond this point; from now on; after this
evil spirit; demon; devil
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
postponement; moving to a later date
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to be embarrassed; to lose face
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
back off!; leave me alone!
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
the same; the said; likewise
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
at least; at most; (even) just
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)