eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
chamberlain; castle keeper
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
smoothly; easily; readily
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
one's say; one's point; one's case; one's claim
to exchange; to interchange
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
clothing decorated with one's family crest
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
commitment; pledge; promise
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
(Edo-period) town magistrate
chasing down and capturing (a criminal, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
arts and sciences; liberal arts
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
emotional scars; mental trauma
worldly affairs; ways of the world
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to flare up; to burst into flames
biological parent; real parent
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret