incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
only; merely; but; no more than
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
gossip; corner of the mouth
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
but; however; provided that
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)