economical; bargain; good value; good-value
portable stove used for tea ceremonies during the summer
drizzle; light rain; fine rain
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
residents of the capital; townsfolk
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
remaining years (of one's life)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
refined taste; elegant pursuits
original idea; originality
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to take advantage of an opportunity
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
refinement; elegance; grace
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
mourning (dead persons); memorial
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon