lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
like this; in this way; as you see
former years; formerly; a few years ago
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
second marriage; remarriage
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
wild grape; wild grapevine; ampelopsis
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
transient life; ephemeral existence
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
presence; sitting with; being with
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for