to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
high steward; grand master
party-internal; within the party
to shoot or fire off an arrow
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
troubled times; turbulent times
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife