courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
well-bred; of good upbringing
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
large truck; semi-trailer
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
quarrel; dispute; argument
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry