Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
transactions; dealings; business
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest