protuberant; paunchy; idly
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
personal appearance; character; personality
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
member of shogun's council of elders
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
on the roof; court nobles
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
seniority; precedence; upper seat
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
admonishment; scolding; exhortation
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)