recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
other side; opposite side; other party
to get between; to be caught in
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
reflection; evening glow; sunset glow
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to shut in; to confine; to contain
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.