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to address

inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)

different opinion, different view, dissenting view, objection; scolding, reprimand, rebuke, admonition, cautioning, warning

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened

to change, to alter; to mistake, to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

once, some time ago

parting

(flash of) lightning

to scratch, to claw

fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection; family ties, affinity; opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); narrow open-air veranda; reason, significance, cause; piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...; something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means; someone to rely on, relative; reminder, memento; edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road); rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging

at (a time or place), in, on; in (a situation, matter, etc.), on (a point), when it comes to, regarding, with respect to, in (terms of), as to, as for; on the part of, under the authority of, in the name of

filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive

uncleanness, impurity, defilement; disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained

going off duty

lower official

anything, whatever

beautiful passage of literature

transition from one epoch to another, change of era

nursing, looking after

to become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed, to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally), to become intimate (with); to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug; to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition); to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug