(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fine castle; famous castle
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
becoming a lordless samurai
various fiefdoms; various domains
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)