pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
at your own discretion; as you see fit
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
member of shogun's council of elders
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
clearing one's throat; cough
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to kill; to choke the life out of