that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
present; gift; to give a present or gift
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
pleased to make your acquaintance
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
fifth day of the month; five days