about; concerning; related to; -ish
everything one does; whatever one does
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to get drunk; to become tipsy
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
ignorant of the ways of the world
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how many people; a number of people
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
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)
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
skill; dexterity; master hand
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
long time (since the last time); first in a long time