the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
daimyo in the Warring States period
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser
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)
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
great wealth; enormous fortune
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
issue; offspring; paternal blood
to run away; to escape safely
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
important point; strategic position; key point
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses