guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to rest; to relax; to repose
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
battle formation; military formation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to take; to catch; to capture
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
approximate age; age range
easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
talented person; great man; great woman
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
sudden shower; sudden downpour
collection of haiku poems
to chuckle with delight; to congratulate oneself
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
understanding; comprehension
how; in what way; in what manner
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
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
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
materials; data; document
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)