Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
surrender (fall) of a castle
you (plural); all of you; you all
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
double suicide; lovers' suicide
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
place to die; place of death
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
prevention; precaution; protection against
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
powerful medicine; strong poison
lodging; putting up at a hotel
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to lie deep in; to extend far back
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
such ... as; or some such
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
middle of the night; dead of night
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
script; screenplay; scenario
promising without due consideration
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
drama; theatre; theater; play