foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to rebuke; to scold harshly
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
power; authority; jurisdiction
in that way; like that; that way
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
surely (not); certainly (not)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to establish; to formulate
taking heart; being in high spirits
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
frequent; densely packed; thick
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
course of a river; land along a river
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
still; as yet; as it has been
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)