estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to appear all together; to be all present
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
military force; military strength
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
temple; shrine; sanctuary
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
death from disease; death from illness
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper