to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
moneylending; moneylender
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to make one's rounds; to patrol
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be found; to be discovered
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
southern part; the south (of a region)
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
starting point; point of departure
port city; harbor city; harbour city
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