rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
destination; place one stays during a trip
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
traveling priest; travelling priest
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to look upwards; to look up
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence