fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
100,000; hundred thousand
food and drink; eating and drinking
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
Hansen's disease; leprosy
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
to speak ill of; to disparage
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
admiration; being impressed (by)
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
setting aside; leaving to one side
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
participation in government
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
governor-general; governor; viceroy
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot