bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
enrolling at a cram school
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Irie Kuichi (1837.5.9-864.8.20)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
secret; private; surreptitious
text; provisions (act, treaty)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
than; from; out of; except; but; more
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that