interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
enactment; establishment; creation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
villager; village folk; countryfolk
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
to rank next to; to come after
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
your company; your shrine
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
power; might; authority; influence
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous