undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to attack; to assault; to assail
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
fence; bulwark; guarding wall
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
occasional; infrequent; rare
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation