to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
of course; certainly; naturally
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
emergency; unexpectedness
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
worry; mental agony; heartache
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
(staying) up late at night
painting red; vermillion lacquering
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)