plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to shake one's head (in denial)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to live; to reside; to inhabit
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
absence; disregard; indifference
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rule; reign; government; governing
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
patriarch; head of a family
forcibly; by force; against one's will
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance