earnestly; immediately; exactly
inuoumono; Kamakura-period sport in which horseback-mounted archers shot at dogs inside a large circular enclosure
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
but; however; even though; even if
mounted archery; target shooting on horseback
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
here and there; in places
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
long day (esp. of spring)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to become settled; to be fixed
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
not employed; holding a post but having no duties
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to see and hear; to experience; to witness
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon