han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at once; immediately; right now
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
why; how; for what reason
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)