rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
Island; insula; island; islet
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
retreat; dwelling for someone in seclusion
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
willpower; energy; vitality
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rottenness; decay; corruption