good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
people; men and women; each person; everybody
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
while; even though; despite
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
place exposed to winds which blow up from below (usu. a beach); beach exposed to sea winds; fountain
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
dawn; daybreak; beginning
old capital; former capital
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
famous literary composition
one's own property; possessions
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days