fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to look after (often medically); to take care of
robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
purple willow; infirmity; delicate constitution
militarism; warlike spirit
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
bad boy; naughty child; brat
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
each time it happens; at all such times
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
as is habit; the way life normally is
breathing of a sleeping person
stirring; slight movement
dark of the night; darkness of the night
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
overnight; since last night
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to pass on an order; to pass the word
same text; same wording; same script; same language
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)