urgent report; urgent message
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to face; to go towards; to head towards
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to stiffen; to become stiff
calm; composed; leisurely
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
maintenance; preservation; improvement
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
deliberate hindrance; obstruction