to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be silent; to say nothing
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to snatch from; to steal from
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
beginning; outset; first; onset
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in this way; thus; such; uh...
one's real father; natural father; biological father
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
on the occasion of; at the time of
though one didn't intend (expect) to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
considerably; fairly; quite
serious condition; critical condition
critical condition; being on the verge of death
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive