retainer; retinue; servant
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sad; wretched; deplorable
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
outside Kyoto or the capital
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker