to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
16th day of the month; 16 days
one-year-old; one year old
second anniversary of a death
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to have great influence over
samurai's attendant; footman
mansion (of a noble); manor house; official residence (of a noble or government official); small castle; fort
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
the way back; the way home; return trip
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
visit to a Buddhist temple
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
country; territory; domain; realm
one grain; one drop; one bead
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
briars; thicket; the bush
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
secondary; of secondary importance
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...