trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
stealthily; secretly; in secret
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
audience (with a person of high standing)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
difference; discrepancy; variation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
siblings; brothers and sisters
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
passing away; dying; death
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
right under; directly below
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that; the matter in question
matter for great congratulation
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (arch.) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (arch.) disowning one's child
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)