Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
crossing water with a horse
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
immediately; at once; instantly
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
27th day of the month; 27 days
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
in order; in turn; one by one
arrival; payment on sight
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to eagerly look forward to
messenger; envoy; emissary
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
in person; personally; directly
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Kajiwara Kagetoki (?-1200)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use