household economy; family finances
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
river; stream; River; the ... river
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
condolence; sympathy; mourning
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
hospital gown; patient gown
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head
bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
dazzlingly beautiful; brilliant
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
roofed corridor connecting two buildings (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
here and there; around and about
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
still (continuing); as ever; further
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)