gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
many samurai; many gentlefolk
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; (ancient) Chinese language
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
touching; moving; painful
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
secretary (government); director; chief
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
(within a) territory; domains
pre-existing; already there; conventional
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)