(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
8000; eight thousand; many
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
original and copy (of a document); principal and vice- (e.g. chairman and vice-chairman)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
Shōji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13)
Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919)
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence