five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
under the influence of alcohol
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
tea plantation; tea field
recommendation of an influential person
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
charge; grounds; suspicion
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
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)
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to nip (something) in the bud
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
remote mountain; mountain recesses
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing