to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
light; faint; pale; fleeting
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
most part; greater part; majority
still; as yet; as it has been
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
secret; private; surreptitious
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown