best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
now that; since; so long as; because
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
for the first time in one's life
how long; how far; how much
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
execution; punishment; spanking
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to rank next to; to come after
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
-less; lacking; non-existing
war; battle; match; game; competition
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to have an idea; to have a clue