previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
two-storied Buddhist tower
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
visiting a temple for another
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
arrestee; person arrested
to investigate; to examine
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
and what is worse; to make matters worse
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
set; company; companions; fellows
launching out (e.g. into a career); embarking upon (something); doing with great ambition
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting; early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
onset of an illness; falling ill
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects