old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
one party; one faction; one clique
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
third day of the month; three days
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
like this; in this way; as you see
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
consequence; outcome; result; blame
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to entrust; to leave to a person
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people