president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
Kanpō era (1741.2.27-1744.2.21)
the same; the said; likewise
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
overall victory; championship
Metal Boar (48th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
a question from the emperor
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such