burning low; waning; declining
becoming dull; slowing down
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
(some) more; even more; longer; further
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
January; first month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
not yet known; unknown; strange
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to turn completely into; to become completely
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
unqualified; without qualifications
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
manners and customs; customs and habits
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
how can (one) do something
extent; scope; sphere; range; span