sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to be born; to come into this world
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
now that; since; so long as; because
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to distribute; to hand out
final farewell (in this life)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
branch; branch office; subdivision
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
more than usual (usu. time)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess