age seventy; one's seventies
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
ceremony; celebration; law code
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
(period of) a year; during an era
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
counter for generations; epoch
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
coincident with; while; simultaneously
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to that extent; so (much)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
genius; prodigy; natural gift
in a little bit; after a short while
to let out a cry; to shout
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi