to complete decisively; to do to completion
former years; formerly; a few years ago
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to smash violently; to crush
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to look around; to survey
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
line; queue; procession; matrix
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head