substantial matter; significant item
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
member of shogun's council of elders
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Matsudaira Sadanobu (1758-1829)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
successor; replacement; second wife
absence; disregard; indifference
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe