old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
unrequited love; one-sided love
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
himself; yourself; herself
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be led by; to be headed by
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
chief vassal; senior statesman
sidelocks; hair at the temples
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
installment payment or delivery; instalment payment or delivery
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(execution by) decapitation