Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
just because; even if; even though
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
unseasonable; out of season
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
(medical) doctor; physician
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
that; the matter in question
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
being startled; getting a shock
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going