(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fine castle; famous castle
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.)
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)
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences