to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to have medicine be effective
evening; night; nighttime
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
... years old; age (of) ...
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
one's real father; natural father; biological father
foster father; adoptive father
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
deceased; late; dead; departed
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
commissioned officer; military officer
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
retainer; vassal; follower
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement