gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
Konchiin Suuden (Zen priest and Ieyasu's advisor)
food (esp. for a medical diet)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
just a minute; small quantity
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
March; third month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting