Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
something; some kind of; for some reason
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude