negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed
to complete decisively; to do to completion
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
this world; this life; world of the living
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
cloud movements; overhanging clouds
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
contradiction; inconsistency
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present