laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
rule; reign; peaceful times
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
to serve; to build as commanded
several times; several degrees
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
flour; meal; powder; dust
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
merits; distinguished services
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
aid; help; assistance; support
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
samurai; warrior; military family
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
distribution of assignments
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue