year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to sell off; to sell completely
adjudication of bankruptcy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
after that; afterwards; thereafter
plural; multiple; several
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
January; first month of the lunar calendar
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
at that time; in those days
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to strangle; to constrict
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bringing; taking; carrying
university student; college student
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
at the present time; as of now; at this time
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
that's the way it is; such is life
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago