to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
state; country; nation; tutelary deity; god of grain
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
several years; a few years
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
finally; barely; only just; gradually
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage