later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
correspondence; exchange of letters
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
from morning till night; day and night; always
stirring; slight movement
posterity; future life; life to come
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be helpful; to be useful
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
the whole world; the universe
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
sleeping late in the morning
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
hedge; fence; border; limit
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
vocal sound; tone of voice
pigeon chest (Pectus carinatum, deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast; woman with big breasts; iron armor with protruding chest; curved front portion of a stirrup; curve at the base of a shamisen neck
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)