duty; function; office; mission; task
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
long face; looking dejected
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
imperial court; royal court
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
tenderhearted; faint of heart
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
subordinate work; assistant; servant
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
younger people; future generations
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for