honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
why; how; for what reason
evening; night; nighttime
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
various fiefdoms; various domains
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
note (letter) left behind; will
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
older sister; elder sister
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated