what happens twice will happen thrice
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
severing of connections or relations
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
charge; grounds; suspicion
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to seek a path; to find one's way
work; labor; labour; toil
the other day; some time ago; recently
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to sentence; to assign a penalty
had better ...; may as well ...
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
traveler; traveller; stranger
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
as is habit; the way life normally is
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)