on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
a Buddha; deceased person
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
adopted daughter; foster daughter
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
Son of God; child of an emperor
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to redeem (from sin); to save
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
society; the world; the times
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides