to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
it's been a long time; long time no see
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to pass (of time); to elapse
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
one's later years; final years (in life)
again; once more; a second time
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
every place; various places
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
by means of; due to; because of; according to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
family; relatives; dependents; household