Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
nothing but; none other than
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to rank next to; to come after
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
beyond that point; after that
together; mutually; fellow
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
caller; visitor; company; guest
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll