even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
counter for (small) boats
at first; in the beginning; originally
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
instant; moment; for an instant
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
scattered; separated; dispersed
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
riding in the same carriage (car) (with a superior); attending on (one's superior) in the same carriage
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Son of God; child of an emperor
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
in the future; another day; later
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
everything; anything; nothing
calamity; misfortune; disaster
scattering (in all directions)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old or veteran army general
comfort; consolation; diversion
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
dead person; deceased person