Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
ringleader; accomplished villain
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
old ceremonial court dress
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
while alive; during one's lifetime
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
by means of; due to; because of; according to
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound