to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
ceremony; celebration; law code
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
acquaintance; appreciative friend
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(present) head of a family
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
one's later years; final years (in life)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
manners; courtesy; etiquette
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
rivers and mountains; landscape
serious; not joking; straight
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to enrich; to make wealthy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
fidelity to one's principles
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance