will (probably); intend (to do); will
rule; law; model; pattern; teachings of Buddha; Buddhist doctrine
named after; associated with; connected with
to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise
staff with plaited paper streamers
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
first warbling heard in a New Year
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
staff with plaited paper streamers
ruler and ruled; master and servant
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
admiration; being impressed (by)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
San'yōdō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'yō region)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
reform; reformation; reorganization
to close (one's eyes); to shut
guardian; protector; patron; parent
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryō system); provincial capital
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone