grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
blue waves; blue wave; hair that has lost its shine due to ageing
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to show signs of; to appear
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
posterity; future life; life to come
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)