six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
non-official history; privately composed history
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be conspicuous; to stand out
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
new material; exotic material
giving; provision; furnishing
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period