without doubt; certain; sure
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
family; members of a family
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
posterity; future life; life to come
(the stigma of) the name of "rebel"