September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
while; even though; despite
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
letter; missive; note; mail
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
(someone else's) daughter
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
way; method; means; resource; course
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
cannot be helped; unavoidable
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition