cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
a little bit; a little while
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be dispersed; to get separated
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
society; the world; the times
should do; ought to do; must do
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be born; to come into the world
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
fate; destiny; predestination
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
second day of the month; two days
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to affect; to impact; to influence