contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
longed-for; anxiously awaited
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
being very busy; busyness
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
style of writing; manner of writing
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
young girl; lass; adolescent female
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
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
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
old body; aged person; elderly person
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
in the same way as; just like
like an old man; like an old woman
reproachful; hateful; bitter
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
group; party; team; squad; section
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
a few years ago; some years back
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling