overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
appointment; rendezvous; date
tedious; boring; being fed up with
due form; official; formality
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
presence; sitting with; being with
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
returning to a capital city (esp. Kyoto)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in low spirits; dejected; sad
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
attendant; attendance upon another
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
disturbance; riot; mayhem
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very