camp stool; folding stool
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
one's native country; land of one's birth
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
family; relatives; dependents; household
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
question; inquiry; enquiry
place to die; place of death
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)