I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages); Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese
official business; public business
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
needless to say; obviously; of course
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
walking around at night; night travel; night train
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
medical science; medicine
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
copybook printed from the works of old masters of calligraphy
removal of dissolute sons from the family register (Edo period)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
master; teacher; stable master
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
modesty; humility; being humble
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances