10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
completely; absolutely; totally
in the mountains; among the mountains
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
same village; that village
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that year; same year; same age
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
bare livelihood; subsistence
biological parent; real parent
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
the front; honest; upright; decent
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to fall in love (with); to love
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
spring water; clear (pure) water
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions