Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be helpful; to be useful
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
reason; cause; circumstances
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need