female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
outing; picnic; excursion
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
passing away; dying; death
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
it's probably so; it stands to reason
lidded; covered; container with a lid
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
written seal; stylized signature
charge; grounds; suspicion
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
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)
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
chamberlain; castle keeper
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
chain mail (armor, armour)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
declaration; statement; assertion
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
remote mountain; mountain recesses
zest for living; energy to live
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate