former husband; late husband
property; fortune; means; assets
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
sickly; delicate constitution
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
business world; business circles
food and clothing; living; livelihood
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
imperial university; university founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939; Imperial University (name of the University of Tokyo between 1886 and 1897)
professor; teaching; instruction
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
dilapidated house; deserted house
living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside; retirement house
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate