household economy; family finances
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
failure; mistake; blunder
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to try to do; to attempt to do
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
middle of the night; dead of night
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
news of someone's death; obituary
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
Ashikaga period (i.e. Muromachi period; 1336-1573)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely