anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
public announcement; official notice; edict
waterfall from a high place
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
it hasn't been long since
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to state; to say; to tell; to express
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
correction; looking over; touching up
important point; essential part; vital point; important state matters
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to knock down; to knock off
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
edge of the eaves; house frontage