castle construction; building a castle; fortification
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be erected; to be built
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
every year; yearly; annually
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
slab with a haiku cut on it
to take away; to carry away
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to feel; to sense; to experience
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
study; research; investigation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (Meiji-Taisho)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
by myself; in person; by oneself
witnessing; observing; sighting
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thin rice gruel; rice water