grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
changing completely; transformation
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
government office; agency; board
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
Emperor Saga; Saga Tenno (786-842 CE, reigning: 809-823 CE)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
special; particular; peculiar; unique
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
offender; criminal; culprit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
at once; there and then; immediately
to be cleared of a charge
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist