mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
having no special rank or title
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
quiet conversation; idle talk
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
road mirage; water mirage
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support