heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be silent; to say nothing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
while; during; while; although; all; both
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
again (and again); once again; yet again
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
letter; missive; note; mail
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)