Ikehata Shunsaku (1946.1.7-)
Motoki Masahiro (1965.12-)
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
this mountain; this temple
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to be given up; to be discontinued
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
(licensed) red light district
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
insubordination; outlawry
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to pack; to box; to package
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
a person without a single relative
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family