wife and children; (arch.) wife
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
going through; going via; going by way of
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
having weak legs; slow walker
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
ten; 10; ten years of age
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
even if not; even without
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
family vacation; family trip
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
of tender years; very young