clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
like a decent person; human
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
incident; affair; happening; event
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
particular; hard to please; fussy
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
on the occasion of; at the time of
concern; solicitude; consideration
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)