counter for generations; epoch
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
past misdeeds; old crimes
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
though; notwithstanding; although
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
magistrate; shogunate administrator
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to spread; to be propagated
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to employ; to hire; to charter
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to be able to manage somehow or another
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
(distant) howling; backbiting
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems