official notice; notification
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
in the mountains; among the mountains
massing (of troops); gathering
and; thereupon; because of that
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
originally; by nature; from the start
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests