song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to take away; to carry off
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
-less; lacking; non-existing
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
vasculum; case for botanical specimens; satchel; small leather bag
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
leader (of an alliance); leading power
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
each; (arch.) you (plural)
tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
world; society; people; the public
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth