Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
business trip; official trip
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
upright; incorruptible; morally courageous; erect penis
many; much; plenty; hardly
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
seniority; precedence; upper seat
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to shake; to waver; to tremble
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person; pillow sutra
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(large) building; public building; hall
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)