feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
one's native country; land of one's birth
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
sword; blade; single stroke
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
regular employment; full-time employment; regular employee; full-time employee; permanent employee
Satou Ichirō (1889.8.28-1958.4.14)
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
small amount (of money); small sum
is something that; is that which
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to become better; to improve
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)