everyday clothes (in China); ordinary clothes
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
wearing oneself out with work
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
the late emperor; preceding emperor
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to leave; to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
Sado Island (Niigata); Sadogashima
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
pre-war days; before the war
Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
tenement house; row house
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
suffix appended to someone else's family members