to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
light; faint; pale; fleeting
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
seventh day of the month; seven days
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
lately; recently; nowadays
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
on the occasion of; at the time of
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
upper part; upper region; region above
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in that way; thus; so; so?
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
certainly; surely; definitely
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over