such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
opposite; reverse; contrary
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
consists of; comprises; is made up of
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
in a day; in a brief space of time
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
historic; historical; traditional
discovery; detection; finding