paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling; paper fan used in slapstick comedy
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
(Edo-period) town magistrate
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
fact; truth; understanding; consideration
commencing with; including
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
energy; military strength
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
entertainment; amusement; fun
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
(whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
hot and cold; summer and winter
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
loyal retainer; loyal subject
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
more than ... years; -odd years
the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
congratulation; celebration
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade