to be careful; to take the utmost care
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
state funeral; national funeral
direct descent; direct line
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
northern mountains; mountains to the north
to look around; to take a view of
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to stay (at); to stop (at)
in deep black; in jet black
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
delusion; trick of the imagination
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny