woman; female; feminine gender
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
again and again; repeatedly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
at; in; at; when; by; with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
already; now; no longer; not any more
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
this world; this life; world of the living
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance