to affect; to impact; to influence
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Toyama (city, prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
very young; little; childish; immature
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat
life; living; I; me; student
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
company; corporation; workplace
fair; exhibition; exposition
exhibition; display; putting on show
interpreter (in the Edo period)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
voyage; passage; travelling
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
school expenses; education fund
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task