still; even now; to this day
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
each place; various places
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
bygones; the past; past event
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to call a person's attention (to)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
area under direct control (of the shogun)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
effect; result; worth; use; avail
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive