thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
only; merely; but; no more than
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
alone; by oneself; on one's own
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
internal organ; viscera; gut
to be opposite; to face each other
questions and answers; dialogue
in the meanwhile; during the time
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
world; society; people; the public
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
incident; affair; happening; event
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
critical condition; being on the verge of death
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
bedside; near one's pillow
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to bury; to embed; to implant
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
polite; respectful; reverent
flat part on the top of the cranium
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough