time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
grandfather; male senior-citizen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
how many people; a number of people
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
invisibly; secretly; privately
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
I see; that's right; indeed
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master