this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to have a long life; to live a long time
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
before it happens; previously
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
at that time; in those days
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
ceremony; celebration; law code
very auspicious day for all types of occasions
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
sincere; earnest; serious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
relation; relative; kind; cordial