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)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
south-southwest; south-south-west
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
Corvus (constellation); the Crow; the Raven
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
fine weather; fair weather
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
everywhere; all over; throughout
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
don't you think?; indicates question
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
firm; strong; solid; stable
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then