large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
to sentence; to assign a penalty
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
too (much); overly; excessively
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
penalty; sentence; punishment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
descendant; progeny; offspring
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
way of solving (a problem); solution
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
that is to say; so that means
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of