furlough; leave of absence
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
military family; warrior class
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
once or twice; repeatedly
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
will; testament; last request
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to feel relieved; to feel happy after having been relieved of a responsibility; to be relieved from a duty
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a laughingstock; a standing joke
as a child; when one was a child
(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
colored picture; coloured picture; painting
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
land route; overland route; by land; overland
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
red leather; red-dyed leather
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
chilly; unpleasantly cold
skinny man; shabby-looking man; noh mask representing a male ghost
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)