heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
of course; certainly; naturally
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
distrust; unjust suspicion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
day in and day out; all the time
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
raging bull; ferocious bull
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
as (for); for; in the capacity of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
(period of) a year; during an era
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)