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
adopted daughter; foster daughter
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
day and night; around the clock
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
important post; important office; key position
philanthropic activity; charity work
woman; lady; adult female
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
change; transition; vicissitudes
historical play; period drama
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to entrust; to leave to a person
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
many; numerous; various; large number of
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to fight against; to oppose; to face