light; lamp; counter for electric lights
garden lantern; hanging lantern
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
illustrated book; picture book
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
place of worship (in Okinawa)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
exemplification; illustration; example
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
utmost limit; extremity; result
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection