passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
serious condition; critical condition
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
saltpan; field for drying salt
... years old; age (of) ...
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
manners; courtesy; etiquette
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
implication; connotation; (material) implication; material conditional
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(by) both oneself and others
ultimate; final; last; eventual