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 (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
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
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional 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
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to bring; to take (something) 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 ritsuryo system); provincial capital
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
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
the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul