to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
nursing; (protective) care
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
child prodigy; wonder child
to take over; to hand over
(courteous) invitation; call
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
loud laughter; hearty laugh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
Katsura Kogorou (1833-77)