coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
regret; repentance; remorse
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
almost every day; almost daily
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at the meeting; on the occasion
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to begin talking; to open up
to steal or sneak or slip into
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
magistrate; shogunate administrator
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
revengeful ghost; apparition
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem