the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
completely; absolutely; totally
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
in the mountains; among the mountains
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
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 (in the game of go)
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
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
bare livelihood; subsistence
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
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; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
practice; practising; experience
to fall in love (with); to love
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
spring water; clear (pure) water