to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
second anniversary of a death
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to have great influence over
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
the way back; the way home; return trip
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
visit to a Buddhist temple
country; territory; domain; realm
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
briars; thicket; the bush
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself