shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
belief; faith; conviction
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be dispersed; to get separated
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
that is to say; so that means
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
after having come this far; now that we've come this far