self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
member of shogun's council of elders
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even though; despite; when
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to be called; to do
like this; this sort; this way
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
certainly; surely; definitely
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker