deliberation; consultation
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
certainly; surely; definitely
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial