drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
rather; better; instead; if anything
companion; partner; spouse
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scenery; scene; landscape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
declaration; proclamation; announcement
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
beginning; outset; first; onset
war; fighting; fierce competition
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit