treatment; service; handling; management
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
previous generation; former ages
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
a long time ago; long before now
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
grand; imposing; magnificent
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
depravity; corruption; degradation
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
strictly; severely; rigidly
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
government service; the bureaucracy
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
the good and the beautiful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
returning to the service of one's master
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do