excessive yield; overharvest
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
to name; to call by name; to mention by name
security for a loan; collateral
land survey; cadastral survey
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
castle town; fortified town
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
to be contented; to be at ease
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
88 years old; (arch.) rice
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish