to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
visit (from someone); call
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
way; method; means; resource; course
visiting one's constituency; feudal lord's return to his estate
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to order; to command; to appoint
to understand; to make out
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
loitering on the way; wayside grass
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
sunlight; rays of the Sun
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
to go past; to pass; to pass by
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
ten; 10; ten years of age
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō