taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
time; hour; season; time of the year
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
each time it happens; at all such times
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
tradition; legend; folklore
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ordinary; common; mediocre
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")