to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
distinction; differentiation; classification
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
intention; personal opinion
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to rank next to; to come after
due to the fact that; because of
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
success; achievement; fruition
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty