to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to run away; to escape safely
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
order; command; directions; instructions
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
however; having said that; but
to order; to command; to appoint
very young; little; childish; immature
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
news; word; tidings; omen
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
officers and soldiers; soldiers
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
meaning; significance; sense
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
drinking water; potable water
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
addition; increase; Canada
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland