new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(person treated as a) plaything
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
magistrate's office (Edo period); territory under a magistrate's jurisdiction
to collect; to assemble; to gather
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
way (of doing); manner; method
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
successively; one after another
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
Daiji era (1126.1.22-1131.1.29)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
(large) building; public building; hall
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
huh; I'll be damned; well!
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
state of the war; war situation