ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
residents of the capital; townsfolk
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
to be well-known; to be famous
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
rise and fall; ups and downs
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
precarious situation; precarious state
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
setting on fire; setting afire
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
lifelike; exact resemblance
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to ask; to enquire; to query
certain; definite; clear; credible
for the present; for the time being
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely