returning sailboat; setting sail for home port
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
remaining years (of one's life)
Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
land survey; cadastral survey
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
expenses; costly; expensive
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
godsend; gift from providence
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
peace talks; peace negotiations
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
not long has passed since ...
important point; strategic position; key point
to split; to be split; to splinter