to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
serious wound; serious injury
autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox
true character; true heart; true spirit
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
addition; annexation; appendage
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
grandfather; male senior-citizen
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
to chase; to run after; to pursue
worldly desires; materialistic desires
model train; model railway
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
railfan; rail fan; rail buff; train buff
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
railroad; railway; rail transport
Japanese-style squat toilet
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
9th day of the month; nine days
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
excursion; field trip; school trip
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
suspension bridge; rope bridge
outside world; physical world
village headman; village mayor
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
offender; criminal; culprit