slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
feudal retainer or warrior
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
wounded person; injured person
some people; a few people; several people
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
destruction; collapse; crumbling
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
major earthquake; large earthquake
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(your, his, her) daughter
to ascertain; to check; to make sure