spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
to bind together (e.g. the pages of a book); to sew up; to tape together; to stitch together
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
adopter; adopting parent or parents; adoptive parent or parents; foster parent or parents
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family