first warbling heard in a New Year
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
needy circumstances; living in poverty
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
Toyama (city, prefecture)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to run about; to rush about
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient