village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
girl; young (unmarried) woman
hot topic; talk of the town
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
hearsay; learning by hearsay
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to spread; to be propagated
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
calamity; misfortune; disaster
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
final scene; the end; finale
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to feel oneself indebted to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress