unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
wood (for building); lumber; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
laziness; indolence; misfeasance; nonfeasance; kausidya
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
tenement house; row house
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
riverside; edge of a river
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
refined taste; elegant pursuits
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
mountain hamlet; mountain village
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
every person; each one; everybody
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace