court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
letter; missive; note; mail
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
illegitimate child; secret love child
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
and; thereupon; because of that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
had better ...; had better not ...
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated