to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
high steward; grand master
large build; large pattern
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
1,000,000; one million; million; many
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to ask; to enquire; to query
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting