having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fixed date; appointed day
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
verbal message; word (from someone)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
isolation; being alone; being friendless
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation