to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
look!; there!; here!; that is
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
such; like that; in that way
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
leaving (fleeing) the capital
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
large number (of); many; majority
on the roof; court nobles
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead