to forsake one thing for another
considerably; greatly; a lot
attraction; lure; invitation
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
stone mortar; millstone; quern
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to close (one's eyes); to shut
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
retainer; vassal; servant
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
at that time; in those days
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
polish; improvement; burnishing
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
to accept; to receive; to agree
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
coating (esp. lacquering)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to become better; to improve
secret; private; surreptitious
how long; how much; to what extent