guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
duty; obligation; responsibility
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
town originally built around a temple or shrine
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
chief brewer at a sake brewery
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
deceased mother; late mother
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tenement house; row house