to fall completely silent; to become still as death
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter; missive; note; mail
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
just one person; only one
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
is something that; is that which
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
dukedom; duchy; principality
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
young noblewoman; princess
birth; creation; formation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
at that time; in those days
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption