along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
complete change; about-face
pleasant feeling; good feeling
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
every evening; night after night
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
like this; this sort; this way
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
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.)
chamberlain; castle keeper
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed