Emperor Nintoku; Nintoku Tenno
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
lineage; pedigree; good family
posterity; future life; life to come
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
olden-day; hidden in the past
beautiful custom; fine custom; good custom
all people; the whole nation
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
must not; should not; do not
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
should do; ought to do; must do
national crisis; national disaster
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
cultivation; nurture; culture