pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
annotation; explanatory note; comment
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
cherishing the memory of; yearning for
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
look!; there!; here!; that is
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
land east of China; Japan
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
reign of an emperor of Japan
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
Emperor Kimmei; Kimmei Tenno (510-571 CE, reigning: 539-571 CE or 531-571 CE)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means