to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
purse; handbag; pocketbook
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
meeting; greeting; welcome
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
hundred days; lengthy time
keeping house; being confined to one's house
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
but; however; even though; even if
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
willpower; energy; vitality
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
March; third month of the lunar calendar
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome