small businessman; petty trader
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
face contorted and about to cry
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
plaintive; piteous; doleful
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
street; quarter; district; area
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
pull; patronage; tug; discount
like this; in this way; as you see
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
court lady; lady-in-waiting
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
interior; inside; internal
to be settled; to be brought to an end
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
example; specimen; sample
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to speak; to hear a voice
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit