god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
government service; the bureaucracy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
calumny; slander; false charge
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
since then; from that time; ever since
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
grandfather; male senior-citizen
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
branch office; branch store
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eldest daughter; first-born daughter