at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
memory-making; making memories
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be born; to come into this world
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
generation; the world; the age
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
now that; since; so long as; because
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to distribute; to hand out
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
faith-healing; incantation
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism