after that; afterwards; thereafter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
as usual; as is one's habit
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tall figure; high stature
white (complexion); fair-skinned
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now