last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
due form; official; formality
many; numerous; various; large number of
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
polite; courteous; hospitable
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
various countries; various regions; various provinces
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
proposal; offer; request; application
together; mutually; fellow
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
reason; cause; history; origin
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)