great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
private affairs; personal matter
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
peach and plum; person of one's recommendation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
grandfather; male senior-citizen
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence