underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
literally; to the letter; literal
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
congratulation; celebration
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
on board a ship; aboard a ship
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
direction of a current; course of a ship
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
prime minister; premier; chancellor
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat
black and white; right and wrong
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse