Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
rise and fall; ups and downs
long (time); protracted; prolonged
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
to err; to take the wrong path; to go astray
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
curious or extraordinary story or piece of news
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
head; brains; intellect; understanding
mausoleum; imperial court
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
informal consent; private consent
domestic affairs; internal administration
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting