Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
88 years old; (arch.) rice
to happen to meet; to come across
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
wife and children; (arch.) wife
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to press a question; to cross-examine
female guardian deity of the market
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
inspection; examination; survey
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
criminal (bound by ropes); prisoner in bonds; being bound by ropes
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation