to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
overanxiety; needless worry
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
to show signs of; to appear
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
contrast; antithesis; comparison
rebel; traitor; insurgent
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
late start (at work); late shift
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
sedge hat and straw rain cape
to hide; to conceal oneself
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
how; in what way; in what manner
nothing but; none other than
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
viceroy; governor-general
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
yearned for; longed for; missed
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to backfire; to have a harmful result
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set