eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
to cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
preface; introduction; preamble
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
knob; handle; catch; patron
elegance; taste; refinement
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical
paintings and calligraphic works
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(present) head of a family
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)