Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
face; looks; vestiges; trace
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to lead; to direct; to take command
honor; honour; credit; prestige
programme; program; plans; arrangements
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
portable dais used to create a removable tokonoma
open verandah; open veranda
in name only; titular; nominal
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl
Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure