... years old; age (of) ...
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
subsidence; depression; sinking; invagination
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
sympathizer; sympathiser; fellow traveler; fellow traveller
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
glibly; volubly; at great length; to chatter away; to talk at great length; to babble
to need; to demand; to take; to require
operating (e.g. of trains, cars); running; working
commander; commanding officer; CO
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
another; different; separate; discrete
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
Emperor Kōmei; Kōmei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
death (of an emperor); demise
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
imperial chrysanthemum crest; imperial seal of Japan
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
in that manner; like that
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
wedded life; married life
deceased husband; late husband
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent