if things permit; under certain circumstances
sending word (by letter, messenger, etc.); writing (to someone)
Western religion; Christianity
overnight; since last night
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to conspire (with); to prearrange
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
Uroctea compactilis (species of araneomorph spider)
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
bride; one's daughter-in-law
setting on fire; setting afire
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
fighting against an illness
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...