mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
should not be; must not be
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
just; fair; proper; reasonable
office and rank; an official rank
government service; official position; civil service
water temperature (esp. bath)
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
confidentially; privately; off the record
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to rule; to govern; to administer
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to apologize; to apologise
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
high rice field; very fertile rice field
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied