although; though; despite the fact that ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be impressed; to greatly admire
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to complete one's journey
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
a follower; yield allegiance to
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
very; greatly; exceedingly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to spit out; to eject; to dump
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
sitting upright (properly)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing