strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) general (defence); lieutenant; major
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
new edition; new compilation
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
a long time ago; in those days
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(United States of) America; USA
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
being (somewhere); sitting
like this; in this way; as you see
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
technique; art; skill; move
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person