before the gate; in front of the gate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
story; tale; talk; discussion
your husband; her husband
pleased to make your acquaintance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
long illness; protracted illness
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one's last moments; hour of death
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
security for a loan; collateral
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
even if ...; even supposing that ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint