postwar period; period after Second World War
returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
as if it were about oneself
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
and; thereupon; because of that
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!