Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
relation; connection; affinity
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
slight; insignificant; small
share; portion; quota; cut
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
moment's leisure; free minute
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
second day of the month; two days
Buddhist memorial service
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
last night; yesterday evening
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
departure; leaving; starting; standing
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now