to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to say; to tell; to state; to do
mountain climber; mountaineer
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
example; illustration; precedent
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
unconditionally; as a rule
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
whereabout; about where; how much
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read (a book, etc.) over again
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
unkindness; unfriendliness
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
Island; insula; island; islet
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious