while; during (the time when)
in history; ever; historical
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
lately; recently; nowadays
secret; private; surreptitious
study; research; investigation
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Matsudaira Hirotada (father of Ieyasu)
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all