staff with plaited paper streamers
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to be surprised; to be astonished
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
fourth month of the lunar calendar
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
in accordance with; according to
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
as is habit; the way life normally is
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
ancestor worshipped as a deity
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
the home of one's parents
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to apologize; to apologise
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
to be found; to be discovered
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone