nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
treatment; service; handling; management
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
purse; handbag; pocketbook
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
irregular soldiers; commandos
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
attendance; participation; presence
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)