hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
ronin; masterless samurai
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one's own property; possessions
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
to perceive; to understand
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
rather; sooner; preferably
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
88 years old; (arch.) rice
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
one's younger days; when one was young
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to sprout; to put forth buds
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)