coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky
(people) working together with one mind
to be saved from the fire
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable
exposure of a severed head
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
matter for mutual congratulation
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
ladder form of "high" kanji
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
courtesy call; courtesy visit
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
day and night; around the clock
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
scattered; separated; dispersed