common people; ordinary people; masses
to spread; to be propagated
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
food packed in a wooden box
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
those (near the second person)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
apparent; obvious; very clear
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to practice magic; to practise magic
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true