Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
river surface; surface of a river
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
right (to do something); authority; power
ten; 10; ten years of age
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
please; somehow or other; one way or another
passing away; dying; death
to go past; to pass; to pass by
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
flour; meal; powder; dust