30th day of the month; 30 days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
life imprisonment; life sentence
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
why; how; for what reason
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to find out; to discover; to locate
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the shogunate (administration)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point